Reformation Alliance Party

The Reformation Alliance Party (RAP) is a political party in Liberia. It participated in the 1997 elections and fielded candidates in the 11 October 2005 elections as part of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) coalition.

Party symbol

Elections

In 1997, RAP presidential candidate Henry Boimah Fahnbulleh won 0.33% of the vote while the party failed to win any representation in the bicameral legislature.[1]

In 2005, the RAP joined the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) coalition.[2] UDA candidate John Morlu won 1.2% of the vote in the presidential poll. The coalition won one seat in the Senate and none in the House of Representatives.[3]

Sources
  1. Harris, David (1999). "From 'Warlord' to 'Democratic' President: how Charles Taylor won the 1997 Liberian elections". Journal of Modern African Studies. 37 (3): 431–455. doi:10.1017/S0022278X99003109. S2CID 58890072 – via SOAS Research Online.
  2. Adejumobi, Said (June 2006). "Reviving A Failed State: The 2005 General Elections in Liberia" (PDF). Journal of African Elections. 5 (1): 126–151. doi:10.20940/JAE/2006/v5i1a7.
  3. ":: Elections 2005 ::". www.necliberia.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.


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