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795: 51:. They claimed to be members of an organ of the party known as the Elders Council. Among reasons cited for leaving were a lack of policy from MOVEE, as well as an allegation that the party was being run in an unconstitutional manner. The vice chairman of MOVEE, Robert Sammy, responded, explaining there was no Elders Council, and refuted claims of unconstitutionality. 83:
resigned two years before the election in question. In response, MOVEE stated that Jones would be running regardless of the implications of the ruling. The NEC, in an attempt to abide by the court's ruling, initially prevented 24 candidates from running, including Jones, though later it would later overturn most of the rejections, again including Jones'.
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disrupted the party's functioning. The National Executive Committee in April passed a resolution making United Nations ambassador Dee Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr., who had served as the party's chairman since March 2016, its political leader, and making Dan Saryee its chairman. In May 2020, MOVEE, along
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In June 2017, Jones named Samuel B. Reeves Jr., pastor of Providence Baptist Church, as his running mate. The MOVEE presidential ticket received 12,854 votes, 0.8% of the total. Reeves resigned as vice standard bearer of MOVEE after the election. MOVEE blamed the Code of Conduct debacle for its poor
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MOVEE left the RA in October 2022. In February 2023, MOVEE signed a resolution to support President Weah's bid for a second term in the 2023 election. The resolution also declared MOVEE's intent of joining the CDC. In March 2023, MOVEE, along with 5 other political parties, signed a resolution
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upheld a 2014 law, the National Code of Conduct, which had potential effects on the eligibility of Jones for the presidency. The law prevented presidential appointees from engaging in political activities. Specifically, canvassing votes for ones own campaign could only be done if the appointee
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of the CDC. Before September 2022, Kemayah had been removed from the National Executive Committee. It was felt that his serving as ambassador to the UN prevented him from doing his duties in the role. He was elected as political leader again in September 2022.
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showing and had questioned the integrity of the election. In the subsequent run-off election, MOVEE supported the
1027: 1002: 900: 949: 823: 611:"Liberia: National Traditional Council Women Hail Pres. Weah for Amb. Kemayah's Preferment as Foreign Minister" 79: 686:"Liberia: MOVEE Signs Resolution To Support The Second Term Bid of Pres. Weah; Resolves Committee To Join CDC" 860: 75: 987: 911: 880: 805: 1012: 1007: 850: 59: 66:. In the 2017, J. Mills Jones contested the presidency with MOVEE. He was a former executive at the 1090: 115:. The RA was certified by the NEC on August 31, 2020, with MOVEE as one of its 7 founding parties. 875: 662: 54:
In August 2016, MOVEE along with 11 other opposition political parties, signed a communique in
1047: 103: 47:(NEC) on September 24, 2015. In September 2016, six founding members of MOVEE defected to the 741: 715: 689: 640: 614: 561: 536: 510: 453: 425: 398: 373: 290: 261: 235: 209: 182: 450:"Liberia: Amb. Kemayah Ascends to Political Leader as Dan Saryee Becomes Chairman of MOVEE" 1080: 944: 1105: 346: 422:"MOVEE Blames Code of Conduct For Mills Jones Dismal Performance in 2017 Elections" 132: 102:
In early 2020, a convention was to be held to replace party officers, however, the
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officially joining the CDC. In September 2023, football player and couch
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with 10 other political parties, signed a document to become part of the
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elections, MOVEE ran 62 candidates. Francis Saywon Young was elected in
794: 28: 738:"Liberia: Debba Joins MOVEE; Vows to Ensure Pres. Weah's Re-election" 232:"Liberia Opposition Resolve to Collaborate for 2017 Election Victory" 206:"MOVEE Describes Resigned Partisans As Political Lunatics, Neophytes" 395:"Rev. Samuel Reeves Relinquishes Vice Standard Bearer Post at MOVEE" 370:"'He Has The Ability': Mills Jones Names Rev. Sam Reeves As VP Pick" 507:"MOVEE Suspends Dr. Mills Jones After Tussle Over Party Properties" 55: 762: 258:"Liberian Election 2017: Preliminary Observations and Advice" 533:"Mills Jones Resigns From Movement For Economic Empowerment" 287:"Dr. Mills Jones Will Contest At All Cost – Political Party" 637:"MOVEE Elects Foreign Minister Kemayah as Political Leader" 712:"Liberia: Six Opposition Parties Flip Over To Ruling CDC" 153:"NEC Certificates MOVEE and NLP As New Political Parties" 313:"The Code of Conduct Act and Liberia's 2017 election" 78:
in March 2016 to run. In March 2017, a ruling by the
960: 909: 803: 256:Nyanfore, Dagbayonoh Kiah II (January 23, 2017). 118:By September 2020, Kemayah had been appointed as 476:"2017 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION RESULTS" 111:(RA), with the goal of opposing the CDC in the 774: 8: 635:Genoway, Edwin G. Jr. (September 20, 2022). 968:Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia 531:Genoway, Edwin G. Jr. (December 15, 2017). 204:Genoway, Edwin G. Jr. (September 5, 2016). 781: 767: 759: 505:Genoway, Edwin G. Jr. (December 5, 2017). 420:Genoway, Edwin G. Jr. (October 24, 2017). 340:"National Elections in Liberia, Fall 2017" 866:Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction 710:Clayeh, J. H. Webster (March 13, 2023). 444: 442: 334: 332: 330: 993:Liberia Education and Development Party 144: 1038:National Union for Democratic Progress 736:Johnson, Obediah (September 4, 2023). 684:Johnson, Obediah (February 27, 2023). 311:Nyei, Ibrahim Al-bakri (May 7, 2017). 1117:Political parties established in 2015 609:Dodoo, Lennart (September 21, 2020). 280: 278: 97:River Gee County's 2nd House district 7: 1023:National Democratic Party of Liberia 74:who had resigned as governor of the 58:to work together against the ruling 285:Genoway, Edwin G. (March 7, 2017). 230:Karmo, Henry (September 17, 2016). 661:Teh, Lewis S. (October 14, 2022). 14: 983:Freedom Alliance Party of Liberia 896:Vision for Liberia Transformation 368:Tweh, Augustine (June 27, 2017). 21:Movement for Economic Empowerment 1043:National Vision Party of Liberia 793: 1053:Progressive Alliance of Liberia 973:Collaborating Political Parties 925:Grassroots Development Movement 886:Movement for Progressive Change 814:Coalition for Democratic Change 663:"MOVEE leaves Rainbow Alliance" 89:Coalition for Democratic Change 33:Coalition for Democratic Change 1122:2015 establishments in Liberia 1018:Movement for Justice in Africa 1: 1068:Reformed United Liberia Party 891:National Democratic Coalition 856:Alternative National Congress 588:National Elections Commission 480:National Elections Commission 157:National Elections Commission 49:Alternative National Congress 45:National Elections Commission 1112:Political parties in Liberia 1058:Progressive Democratic Party 930:Liberia Transformation Party 790:Political parties in Liberia 315:. African Research Institute 920:All Liberia Coalition Party 349:. 2017. pp. 48–49, 217 68:International Monetary Fund 43:MOVEE was certified by the 1138: 1033:National Reformation Party 998:Liberia Equal Rights Party 961:Defunct or renamed parties 912:legislative representation 871:People's Unification Party 806:legislative representation 27:) is a political party in 16:Political party in Liberia 1086:List of political parties 1076: 1028:National Party of Liberia 1003:Liberia Unification Party 901:Liberia Restoration Party 93:House of Representatives 80:Supreme Court of Liberia 935:Liberian People's Party 76:Central Bank of Liberia 988:Labor Party of Liberia 881:Liberia National Union 665:. The New Dawn Liberia 482:. 2017. Archived from 31:. It is a part of the 1013:Liberia Destiny Party 1008:Liberian Action Party 978:Free Democratic Party 64:2017 general election 1091:Politics of Liberia 91:(CDC). In the 2017 876:All Liberian Party 401:. 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Index

Liberia
Coalition for Democratic Change
National Elections Commission
Alternative National Congress
Ganta
Unity Party
2017 general election
International Monetary Fund
Sinoe County
Central Bank of Liberia
Supreme Court of Liberia
Coalition for Democratic Change
House of Representatives
River Gee County's 2nd House district
COVID-19 pandemic
Rainbow Alliance
2023 election
foreign minister
George Weah
James Debbah
"NEC Certificates MOVEE and NLP As New Political Parties"
National Elections Commission
"'No Party Policy'- MOVEE Executives Deflect to Alternative National Congress"
FrontPage Africa
"MOVEE Describes Resigned Partisans As Political Lunatics, Neophytes"
FrontPage Africa
"Liberia Opposition Resolve to Collaborate for 2017 Election Victory"
FrontPage Africa
"Liberian Election 2017: Preliminary Observations and Advice"
FrontPage Africa

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