The Liberty Party 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...

. It fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections

Liberian elections, 2005

The 2005 Liberian general election was held on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November of that year. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The election marked the end of the political transition...

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LP candidate Charles Brumskine

Charles Brumskine

Charles Walker Brumskine is a Liberian politician and attorney. He is the Political Leader of the Liberty Party and came third in the 2005 presidential election. He is considered the most popular opposition politician in Liberia, and is challenging Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for the Presidency in...

 placed third in the presidential poll, winning 13.9% of the vote. The party won three seats in the Senate

Senate of Liberia

The Senate of Liberia is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia...

 and nine in the House of Representatives

House of Representatives of Liberia

The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006.-Candidate eligibility:...

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In October 2010, the Liberty Party agreed to create a coalition with the Congress for Democratic Change

Congress for Democratic Change

Congress for Democratic Change is a Liberian political party formed by supporters of George Weah's 2005 presidential candidacy.In the 11 October 2005 elections, Weah placed first in the presidential poll, winning 28.3% of the vote...

 (CDC), the largest party in the Legislature

Legislature of Liberia

The Legislature of Liberia is bicameral, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives , in the same manner as the Congress of the United States....

. The deal would have seen the two parties field a single list of candidates in the 2011 legislative elections and a single ticket for the 2011 presidential election made up of Brumskine and the CDC's standard-bearer, George Weah

George Weah

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting...

. However, this deal ultimately fell apart, and the Liberty Party announced in February 2011 that Senator Franklin Siakor

Franklin Siakor

Franklin Obed Siakor , currently Junior Senator for Bong County, and member of the Senate's Committee on Planning and Economic Affairs.-Life:...

had been chosen as Brumskine's running mate for the election.

External links

• http://www.charlesbrumskine.org/
• http://www.necliberia.org/links/Candidates_Senate.shtml
• http://www.necliberia.org/links/Candidates_Pres.shtml