—–As MRD, Liberty Parties Vow Resistance
IPNEWS: Several sources within the ruling Unity Party have hinted the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper that uneasiness has sparked after some unnamed inner members of President Joe Boakai cycles opted to influence a breakaway from an initial agreement pledging to serve only one term to give coalition partners—the MDR of the late Senator Prince Johnson and the Liberty Party of Nyunblee Kangar—a chance at leadership.
According to several sources, President Boakai’s inner circle of recent have allegedly been seeking a second term for the aging President.
UP Sources say, originally, the coalition partners was for Vice President Koung to run for the presidency after Boakai’s first term, followed by Kangar’s Liberty Party in subsequent elections. However, recent developments now suggest that President Boakai’s “inner cycles” thinks that the President should break away from that promise for a second term, especially following recent developments which has elevated the President’s political profile.
In regard to President Boakai’s advanced age, sceptics are wondering the possibility for the aging President to contest as he will be nearly 90 by the end of his first term.
Furthermore, within the Unity party reveal say there is currently a climate of mistrust and confusion over the ambition of President Boakai’s potential second term.
IPNEWS understand that the push for Pres. Boakai’s second term bid remains unresolved as some loyalists, especially from the coalition are uncertain about the path forward /
Late October 2025, the Chairman of Liberia’s Unity Party (UP), Rev. Luther Tarpeh, stated that every other political party in Liberia, including the coalition partners, is a “helping verb”, while the main verb is either the Unity Party or the CDC (Congress for Democratic Change).
This comment was made in response to criticism from Musa Bility, Chairman of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) and the Liberty Party (LP). Tarpeh’s analogy suggested that only the UP and CDC have the political strength to lead the country, and other parties merely support or assist these main political forces. However, the statement has created a climate of uncertainties for many coalition members with plans to move to other parties where there commitments could be respected.
