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The Unity Party (UP) is a political party in Liberia that was started in 1984 by Edward B. Kesselly, also its first standard bearer. Officially founded in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, the party was established on 27 July 1985. [1] The Unity Party participated in the first elections after the 1980 coup, running against President Samuel Doe in ...
He produced "Let Us Vote Ma Ellen", the official campaign song for the Unity Party. It was released during Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's 2005 presidential campaign. [4] Following the song's release, Dearboy's music career hit a political low for nearly four years. He revived his career by releasing "Bayjay", a song endorsed by the Liberian populace ...
Liberia has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Membership in parties tends to be fluid, as the party leader at the time holds significant influence over the ideology the party follows.
The Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) was a political alliance in Liberia. The alliance was originally formed in 2018 by four opposition political parties: the All Liberian Party (ALP), the Unity Party (UP), the Alternative National Congress (ANC), and the Liberty Party (LP). It was certified by the National Elections Commission (NEC) in ...
Dr. Edward Binyah Kesselly (1937-1993) was a minister in the Cabinet of William R. Tolbert, Jr. in Liberia.During the late 1970s, he headed the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; [1]: 1 President Tolbert appointed him to the ministry on February 3, 1978.
The 2013 Liberian by-election was held on May 7 in Grand Bassa County. The election was boycotted by the Congress for Democratic Change. It was won by Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence of the Liberty Party. She was the first female senator elected to represent Grand Bassa County.
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 Unity Party is the name of several political parties around the world, including: . Current-day parties with that name include: Unity Party of America; Unity Party (Australia)