The Liberia National Union (LINU) is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Liberia

Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

 West Africa. It was formed by Dr. Harry Moniba

Harry Moniba

Dr. Harry Fumba Moniba was a politician in Liberia hailing from the northeastern county of Lofa. He was the vice-president of Liberia from 1984 to September 1990 under the banner of the National Democratic Party of Liberia and ran for president in 1997...

,the former Vice President of Liberia (1984 - 1990). Moniba also helped to create the multi party election system that the country currently uses. He served as LINU's first standard bearer as well. It participated in the 11 October 2005 elections as part of the three-party United Democratic Alliance

United Democratic Alliance

The United Democratic Alliance is a coalition of three Liberian political parties - the Liberia National Union , Liberia Education and Development Party , and the Reformation Alliance Party - that contested the 11 October 2005 elections....

(UDA) coalition.