MONROVIA, Feb. 22 -- The idea that brought the four leading opposition political parties together was formed around building a consolidated force that will effectively challenge unprogressive and lame policies of the ruling establishment and unseat the Coalition for Democratic Change in elections.

In Liberian politics, though which political party a candidate is from matters in elections, it's often so because that is the norm - the face of the political party or the movement is that which plays very cardinal role in luring voters' choices and decisions at the ballot box.

It is in this light the four parties making up the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) - the All Liberian Party (ALP), the Alternative National Congress (ANC), the U...