ident is both the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: President Charles Ghankay TAYLOR (since 2 August
1997); note-the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: the president is elected by universal adult suffrage for a
four-year term (renewable); election last held 19 July 1997 (next to
be held NA July 2003)
election results: Charles Ghankay TAYLOR elected president; percent of
vote-Charles Ghankay TAYLOR (NPP) 75.3%, Ellen Johnson SIRLEAF (UP)
9.6%, Alhaji KROMAH (ALCOP) 4%, other 11.1%

Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate
(26 seats; members serve NA-year terms) and the House of
Representatives (64 seats; members serve NA-year terms)
elections: Senate-last held 19 July 1997 (next to be held in NA 2003);
House of Representatives-last held 19 July 1997 (next to be held in NA
2003)
election results: Senate: percent of vote by party-NA; seats by
party-NPP 21, UP 3, ALCOP 2; House of Representatives: percent of vote
by party-NA; seats by party-NPP 49, UP 7, ALCOP 3, Alliance of
Political Parties 2, UPP 2, LPP 1; note-the Alliance of Political
Parties was a coalition of Liberian Action Party and Liberian
Unification Party

Judicial branch: Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders:
ruling party: National Patriotic Party or NPP [Charles Ghankay TAYLOR,
leader]
opposition party: All Liberia Coalition Party or ALCOP [Alhaji KROMAH,
chairman]; Free Democratic Party or FDP [Fayah GBOLLIE, chairman];
Liberian Action Party or LAP [Cletis WOTORSON]; Liberian National
Union or LINU [Harry MONIBA, chairman]; Liberian Peoples Party or LPP
[Togba-Nah TIPOTEH, chairman]; Liberian Unification Party or LUP
[Laveli SUPUWOOD]; National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [Dr.
George E. Saigbe BOLEY, chairman]; National Reformation Party or NRP
[Martin SHERIF, chairman]; People's Democratic Party of Liberia or
PDPL [George Toe WASHINGTON, chairman]; People's Progressive Party or
PPP [Chea CHEAPOO, chairman]; Reformation Alliance Party or RAP [Henry
Boimah FAHNBULLEH, chairman]; True Whig Party or TWP [Rudolph SHERMAN,
chairman]; Unity Party or UP [Ellen JOHNSON-SIRLEAF, chairman]; United
People's Party or UPP [Gabriel Baccus MATTHEWS, chairman]

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, ECOWAS,
FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Inmarsa