United People's Party (Liberia)
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The United People's Party is a political party in Liberia
.
In the 11 October 2005 elections, the party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy
(APD).
In the elections held on 19 July 1997, the UPP presidential candidate Gabriel Baccus Matthews
won 2.51% of the vote. The party won 2 out of 64 seats in the House of Representatives
and none in the Senate
. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and National Patriotic Party
(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to war if defeated.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
.
In the 11 October 2005 elections, the party participated as part of the Alliance for Peace and Democracy
Alliance for Peace and Democracy
The Alliance for Peace and Democracy is a coalition of two Liberian political parties, the Liberian People's Party and the United People's Party , that contested the 11 October 2005 elections....
(APD).
In the elections held on 19 July 1997, the UPP presidential candidate Gabriel Baccus Matthews
Gabriel Baccus Matthews
Gabriel Baccus Matthews was a Liberian politician. He was the leader of the Progressive Alliance of Liberia and the United People's Party and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia twice....
won 2.51% of the vote. The party won 2 out of 64 seats in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Liberia
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006.-Candidate eligibility:...
and none in the Senate
Senate of Liberia
The Senate of Liberia is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia...
. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and National Patriotic Party
National Patriotic Party
The National Patriotic Party is a political party in Liberia. It was formed in 1997 by members of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia following the end of the First Liberian Civil War....
(NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to war if defeated.