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Legislative branch of
Liberia:
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bicameral National Assembly
consists of the Senate (30 seats - number of seats changed
in 11 October 2005 elections; members elected by popular
vote to serve nine-year terms) and the House of
Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popular vote
to serve six-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 11 October 2005 (next
to be held in 2014); House of Representatives - last held 11
October 2005 (next to be held NA 2011)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - COTOL 7, NPP 4, CDC 3, LP 3, UP 3, APD
3, other 7; House of Representatives - percent of vote by
party - NA%; seats by party - CDC 15, LP 9, UP 8, COTOL 8,
APD 5, NPP 4, other 15
note: the current six-year term for junior senators -
those who received the second most votes in the election -
is mandated by the Liberian constitution to stagger Senate
elections and ensure continuity of government |
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court |
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Political parties and
leaders in Liberia:
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Alliance for Peace and Democracy
or APD [Togba-na TIPOTEH]; Coalition for the Transformation
of Liberia or COTOL [leader NA]; Congress for Democratic
Change or CDC [George WEAH]; Liberian Action Party or LAP
[H. Varney SHERMAN]; Liberty Party or LP [Charles BRUMSKINE];
National Patriotic Party or NPP [Cyril ALLEN]; Unity Party
or UP [Charles CLARKE] |
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Political pressure groups
and leaders:
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NA |
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International
organization participation:
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ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO,
G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, NAM,
OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO |
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Diplomatic representation
of Liberia in the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Charles A. MINOR
chancery: 5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone: [1] (202) 723-0437
FAX: [1] (202) 723-0436
consulate(s) general: New York |
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Diplomatic representation
from the US to Liberia:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Donald E. BOOTH
embassy: 111 United Nations Drive, P. O. Box 10-0098,
Mamba Point, 1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [231] 226-370 through 226-380
FAX: [231] 226-148 |
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Liberia Flag description:
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11 equal horizontal stripes of
red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a
white five-pointed star on a blue square in the upper
hoist-side corner; the design was based on the US flag |
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