National Democratic Coalition (Liberia) Explained

National Democratic Coalition
Foundation:2011
Ideology:Pan-Africanism
African socialism
Social democracy
Liberalism
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Senate
Seats2 Title:Seats in the House
Country:Liberia

The National Democratic Coalition is a coalition of Liberian political parties formed in 2011 to contest the 2011 presidential and legislative elections. The original members of the coalition were the New Deal Movement (NDM), the National Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Party of Liberia (NDPL), the Liberian People's Party (LPP), the United People's Party (UPP), the Liberia Equal Rights Party (LERP), the Labor Party of Liberia (LPL). the Free Democratic Party (FDP), the Majority Party of Liberia (MAPOL) and the National Democratic Movement for Industrial Change (NADMIC).

On 12 February 2011, New Deal nominated Dew Mayson, a former Liberian ambassador and university professor, as its standard bearer,[1] and NDC had been expected to nominate Mayson as its presidential candidate.[2] However, New Deal suspended Mayson as its standard bearer on 6 July 2011 following for unspecified reasons,[3] only to later reinstate him in less than a week later.[4] Mayson later told reporters that there was an internal debate within the NDC over whether to contest the presidential election or to solely field candidates for the legislative elections.[4] The day prior to the NDC's convention, the NPP and the NDPL withdrew from the coalition, and on 17 July, the remaining members of the coalition nominated Mayson as their presidential candidate.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Prof. Dew Mayson Accepts New Deal Party Nomination. The 1847 Post. February 22, 2011. July 15, 2011.
  2. News: Gboko J.. Stewart. Jewel or Korto - Who Will Dew Mayson Pick? Democratic Coalition Heads to Convention. FrontPageAfrica. July 1, 2011. July 15, 2011.
  3. News: David. Kolleh. Suspension in the Air: Political Maneuvering Rocks Dew Mayson's Presidential bid. FrontPageAfrica. July 6, 2011. July 15, 2011.
  4. News: E. J. Nathaniel. Daygbor. Dew Mayson Admits Division. The New Dawn. July 15, 2011. July 15, 2011.
  5. News: David. Kolleh. NDC Falling Apart? NPP, NDPL Walk Out as Once-Heralded Coalition Weakens. FrontPageAfrica. July 17, 2011. July 17, 2011.