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