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22 January – Joseph Boakai is inaugurated President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing President George Weah, whom he defeated in the 2023 runoff election. [1]27 March – A court in France sentences the former leader of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy Kunti Kamara to 30 years in prison on charges of committing "crimes against humanity."
The 2024 by-elections were noted for their low turnout. The tally process began on April 24. [1] In the first preliminary results released by the NEC, Twayen was in the lead, with Kogar in second place. [14] On April 29, the NEC announced Twayen as the winner of the Senate race and independent Jeremiah Garwo Sokan Sr. as winner of the House ...
In the 2024 Nimba County Senate election, Johnson backed Samuel Kogar, but the UP candidate, also backed by Vice President Koung, Nya D. Twayen Jr. was successful. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] By November 2024, Koung had made clear he had become a full member of the UP before his selection as their running mate, distancing himself from the MDR. [ 26 ]
Incumbent George Weah will face Joseph Boakai, separated by around 7,000 votes in the first round.
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.
Johnson was born in Tapeta, Nimba County, in the east-central interior of the country, and was brought up by an uncle in the capital city of Monrovia.In 1971, while living in Monrovia, he joined the Liberian National Guard (LNG), which was transformed into the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) in the aftermath of Samuel Doe's 1980 overthrow of President William R. Tolbert.
Jewel Cianeh Taylor (née Howard; born 17 January 1963) is a Liberian politician who served as the 30th vice president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. She was married to convicted warlord and former president Charles Taylor from 1997 to 2006 and was first lady of Liberia during his presidency. [2]
Henry Pedro Costa (born August 6, 1982) is a Liberian award-winning radio talk show host, political commentator, politician, philanthropist and entrepreneur who is popularly known by his followers as "The Voice of the Voicless".