Congress for Democratic Change

Congress for Democratic Change (abbreviated CDC) is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential campaign.

Congress for Democratic Change
Abbreviation	CDC
Chairperson	Mulbah K. Morlu
Founder	George Weah
Ideology	Populism^[1]
Political position	Big tent^[2]
Colours	Blue
Seats in the Senate	5 / 30
Seats in the House	21 / 73
Website
cdcliberia.org
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History

In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote. He was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Unity Party in the 8 November run-off election, winning 40.6% of the vote compared to Johnson-Sirleaf's 59.4%. In the 2017 presidential election, the party was the largest component of the Coalition for Democratic Change, and won the presidency under Weah.

The party won 3 seats in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
		First round		Second round
2005	George Weah	275,265	28.3%	327,046	40.6%	Lost  N
2011	Winston Tubman	394,370	32.7%	62,207	9.3%	Lost  N
2017	George Weah	596,037 (as part of CDC)	38.4%	732,185	61.5%	Elected  Y

House of Representatives elections

Election	Vote	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2005	157,753	15.97%	15 / 64	15	1st
2011	163,592	12.84%	11 / 73	4	2nd
2017	239,754 (as part of CDC)	15.57%	21 / 73	15	1st

Senate elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position
2005	252,677	15.97%	3 / 30	3	3rd
2011	259,161	20.20%	3 / 30		3rd
2014	135,897	29.78%	4 / 30	1	3rd
2020	246,908	28.02%	5 / 30	1	2nd

References

1. Adejumobi, Said, ed. (27 December 2015). National Democratic Reforms in Africa: Changes and Challenges. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 9781137518828. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
2. Bensimon, Cyril; Kadiri, Ghalia (29 December 2017). "Liberia : " George Weah a joué de son statut de fils du peuple "". Le Monde.

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