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The CDC hopes to marshal new ideas and forces to liberate the people of Liberia from their prolonged economic suffering. Peopled by many patriotic new generation Liberian leaders, the CDC looks to replace the fundamental negativity that has haunted Liberia's political landscape with positive energy and ensure a new political direction.

The Congress for Democratic Change was founded in 2004. Two separate groups of young and energetic Liberians met in Minnesota, USA and Monrovia, Liberia, respectively to express their frustration about the failure of leadership in Liberia and to find a way forward after the cessation of the 14-year long civil war. They agreed that the nation had been misled and plunged into chaos by a generation of leaders who placed their individual interests above those of the country and its people. They also agreed that the failure of leadership and the resulting civil war have greatly impacted the young generation of Liberians. They came to the realization that it is the youth who must break out of their accustomed complacency and provide a new sense of direction for Liberia.

By coincidence, these two separate groups of young men and women believed that George Manneh Weah embodies the hopes and aspirations of the masses. They also believe that he has the ability and influence to mobilize Liberians into an institution that would spare the nation from civil war, destruction and underdevelopment it has known for so long.

The two groups organize a political party to be named and styled the Liberian National Congress (LNC). Members of the LNC petitioned Ambassador Weah to contest the presidency in the October 11, 2005 general elections. He accepted the petition on November 24 2005 amidst an outpour of support from people of all spectrum of the Liberian society. The LNC changed its name to CDC in 2005 after it was informed by the National Election Commission (NEC) that another political party was registered under that same name.
The CDC remains open to all well-meaning Liberians who see government and institutions not as instruments of self-enrichment, but means to find real solutions to the problems faced by the nation and the people.