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The National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP) was a political party in Liberia.

History

The NUDP was certified by the National Elections Commission (NEC) in September 2010.[1] It was founded by Prince Yormie Johnson, Senator for Nimba County and former head of the rebel Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia, to contest the 2011 presidential and legislative elections.[2] Senator Johnson served as the party's presidential candidate, with his running mate being James Laveli Supuwood. Johnson received 139,786 votes, 11.6% of the total. The NUDP came in third in the presidential election, behind the Congress for Democratic Change.[3] Johnson endorsed incumbent president and Unity Party nominee Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round.[4]

In the 2011 legislative elections, NUDP candidate Thomas Semandahn Grupee won the Nimba County seat in the Senate.[5] This resulted in the NUDP having two members in the Senate in total. NUDP candidates won six seats in the House of Representatives.[6] Each seat was in Nimba County. The following won the electoral districts numbers 1 through 6 respectively: Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Prince O. S. Tokpah, Samuel G. Z. Woleh, Garrison Yealue Jr., Samuel Gongben Kogar, and Ricks Yeah Toweh.[5]

Ahead of the 2014 Senate election, Johnson was expelled from the NUDP.[7] Johnson won re-election to the Senate as an independent.[8] By November 2015, the NEC delisted the NUDP as a registered political party.[4] In May 2016, the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction was certified by the NEC.[9] This was a new party founded by Senator Johnson.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Liberia: NEC Certificates PYJ Party". The Informer, Monrovia. AllAfrica. September 23, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Butty, James (September 24, 2011). "Former Liberian Warlord Ponders a Presidential Run in 2011". Voice of America. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "National Tally Center Tally Report for the Presidential and Legislative Elections on 11 October 2011" (PDF). National Elections Commission. September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Harmon, William Q. (November 15, 2015). "Liberia: PYJ Forms New Political Party". Liberian Observer. AllAfrica. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2011 Presidential and Legislative Elections". National Elections Commission. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Elections in Liberia". African Elections Database. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Johnson, Obediah (January 7, 2015). "Liberia: PYJ - God's Anointing Got Me Re-Elected". Heritage Liberia. AllAfrica. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. December 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Liberia Certifies 22nd Political Party Ahead of 2017 Elections". FrontPage Africa. May 8, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Domah, Thomas (December 22, 2022). "PYJ's end game". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved November 18, 2023.


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