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The United States congratulated Liberia on holding a peaceful presidential runoff election. United States Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement; "it notes the broad participation of Liberians across the country and applauded the commitment and dedication of Liberian citizens in exercising their right to vote and in ...
Elections in Liberia occur solely at the national level. The head of state , the President of Liberia , is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system , in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round.
Liberians voted on Tuesday in a run-off election between President George Weah and former vice president Joseph Boakai, in what is expected to be a closely fought vote between the two old rivals.
Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point.
Liberia’s electoral commission on Tuesday scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader ...
Between 1847 and 1980, the presidency was exclusively held by Americo-Liberians, the original American settlers of Liberia and their descendants. The original two-party system, with the Republican Party and the True Whig Party, ended in 1878, when the election of Anthony W. Gardiner marked the beginning of 102 years of one-party rule by the ...
MONROVIA (Reuters) -Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but ...
October 10 – 2023 Liberian general election [3] [4] November 14 – Liberians elect their president in a run-off. Incumbent president George Weah runs for re-election. [5] November 17 – President Weah concedes the 2023 presidential election. [6] December 21 – Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott is convicted of murder. [7]