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Liberia has an established history of civil violence following contested elections, particularly the 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt which was the root cause of the First Liberian Civil War. This election is also notable as it is the first election without United Nations observers since the Second Liberian Civil War . [ 11 ]
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]
It was established as a national holiday in 1915. [7] First Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day: Established in 1883, this is a day for prayer to thank God for being born in a free country. [8] [9] November 29: William V. S. Tubman's Birthday: Birthday of the longest serving President in Liberia December 25: Christmas Day
Liberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a tight run-off election.
The AP also projected that Democrats won both chambers of the Virginia legislature and an open seat on the Pen. Nov. 7, 2023, was Election Day in at least 37 states, and Americans cast their votes ...
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 ...
On 17 November 2023, after the run-off election, President Weah conceded the election, resulting in Boakai becoming president-elect and Koung becoming vice president-elect. [20] In the 2023 legislative elections, MDR candidates won elections in four House districts in Nimba County: #3, #4, #6, and #8. [21] Johnson was re-elected in the Senate. [22]
Throughout 2021 and 2022, school board meetings from Florida to California erupted in controversy — and school board elections suddenly became a matter of national significance.