Congress for Democratic Change

{{Infobox political party

| name = Congress for Democratic Change

| abbreviation = CDC

| logo = Congress for Democratic Change logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| colorcode = {{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}

| chairperson = Mulbah K. Morlu

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| founder = George Weah

| slogan =

| ideology = Populism{{cite book |editor1-last=Adejumobi |editor1-first=Said |title=National Democratic Reforms in Africa: Changes and Challenges |date=27 December 2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9781137518828 |page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUDvCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Congress+for+Democratic+Change%22+liberia+%22conservative%22&pg=PA51 |access-date=9 December 2019}}
Civic nationalism{{cite web|url=https://www.emansion.gov.lr/media/press-release/president-weah-accepts-bassa-peoples-reelection-endorsement|title=President Weah Accepts Bassa People’s Reelection Endorsement|access-date=22 August 2023}}
Reformism{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20210126-liberian-economy-front-and-centre-of-weah-s-state-of-the-nation-speech-africa-politics-growth-coronavirus|title=Liberian economy front and centre of Weah’s state of the nation speech|access-date=22 August 2023}}

| position = Big tent{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42871741|title=George Weah vows to change Liberia's citizenship laws|access-date=22 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2017/12/29/george-weah-joue-de-son-statut-de-fils-du-peuple-c-est-peut-etre-cela-son-principal-programme_5235755_3212.html|title=Liberia : " George Weah a joué de son statut de fils du peuple "|last1=Bensimon|first1=Cyril|last2=Kadiri|first2=Ghalia|date=29 December 2017|website=Le Monde}}

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| colours = Blue

| national = Coalition for Democratic Change

| seats1_title = Seats in the Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|9|30|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

| seats2_title = Seats in the House

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|25|73|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

| website = {{url|http://cdcliberia.org/}}

| country = Liberia

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

History

During 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 three seats in the Senate and 15 in the House of Representatives.

Electoral history

= Presidential elections =

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! rowspan="2" \|Election ! rowspan="2" \|Candidate !Votes !% !Votes !% ! rowspan="2" \|Result
colspan="2" \|First round ! colspan="2" \|Second round
2005 \|George Weah \|275,265 \|28.27% \|327,046 \|40.60% \|Lost {{N}}
2011 \|Winston Tubman \|394,370 \|32.68% \|62,207 \|9.29% \|Lost {{N}}
2017 \|rowspan=2 \|George Weah{{efn\|Ran as candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change}} \|596,037 \|38.37% \|732,185 \|61.54% \|Won {{Y}}
2023 \|804,087 \|43.83% \|793,914 \|49.36% \|Lost {{N}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! rowspan="2" |Election

! rowspan="2" |Candidate

!Votes

! rowspan="2" |Result

colspan="2" |First round

! colspan="2" |Second round

2005

|George Weah

|275,265

|28.27%

|327,046

|40.60%

|Lost {{N}}

2011

|Winston Tubman

|394,370

|32.68%

|62,207

|9.29%

|Lost {{N}}

2017

|rowspan=2 |George Weah{{efn|Ran as candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change}}

|596,037

|38.37%

|732,185

|61.54%

|Won {{Y}}

2023

|804,087

|43.83%

|793,914

|49.36%

|Lost {{N}}

= House of Representatives elections =

class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Vote !% !Seats !+/– !Position
2005 \|157,753 \|15.97% \| align="left" \|{{Composition bar\|15\|64\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|New \|{{increase}} 1st
2011 \|163,592 \|12.84% \| align="left" \|{{Composition bar\|11\|73\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{decrease}} 4 \|{{decrease}} 2nd
2017 \|239,754 {{Small\|(as part of CDC)}} \|15.57% \|{{Composition bar\|21\|73\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{increase}} 15 \|{{increase}} 1st
2023 \|401,921 {{Small\|(as part of CDC)}} \|22.12% \|{{Composition bar\|25\|73\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{increase}} 4 \|{{Steady}} 1st

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!Election

!Vote

!Seats

!+/–

!Position

2005

|157,753

|15.97%

| align="left" |{{Composition bar|15|64|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

|New

|{{increase}} 1st

2011

|163,592

|12.84%

| align="left" |{{Composition bar|11|73|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

|{{decrease}} 4

|{{decrease}} 2nd

2017

|239,754
{{Small|(as part of CDC)}}

|15.57%

|{{Composition bar|21|73|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

|{{increase}} 15

|{{increase}} 1st

2023

|401,921
{{Small|(as part of CDC)}}

|22.12%

|{{Composition bar|25|73|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

|{{increase}} 4

|{{Steady}} 1st

= Senate elections =

class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Election !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Position
2005 \|252,677 \|15.97% \|{{Composition bar\|3\|30\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|New \|{{increase}} 3rd
2011 \|259,161 \|20.20% \|{{Composition bar\|3\|30\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{steady}} \|{{steady}} 3rd
2014 \|135,897 \|29.78% \|{{Composition bar\|4\|30\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{increase}} 1 \|{{steady}} 3rd
2020 \|246,908 \|28.02% \|{{Composition bar\|6\|30\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{increase}} 2 \|{{increase}} 2nd
2023 \|620,892 {{Small\|(as part of CDC)}} \|34.26% \|{{Composition bar\|9\|30\|{{party color\|Congress for Democratic Change}}}} \|{{increase}} 3 \|{{increase}} 1st

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!Election

!Votes

!Seats

!+/–

!Position

2005

|252,677

|15.97%

|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|Congress for Democratic Change}}}}

|New

|{{increase}} 3rd