Day: November 14, 2023

Liberia:  Vote Count Begins In Runoff Election Amidst Low Voter Turnout

— As Weah-Boakia Expressed Satisfaction of Voting Process IPNEWS: Vote counts have begun in Liberia’s Presidential runoff election between incumbent President George Manneh Weah of the Coalition of Democratic Change (CDC),  and main challenger former Vice President Joseph N.  Boakai,  of the Unity Party. Unlike October 10, voters queued in lines in anticipation of voting …

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Liberia: NEC Wants Party Agents Desist from Demanding Voters Be Identified in FRR Before Casting Ballot

–Terms “Rumors” of “Pre-marked Ballots” in Foya as “Fake News”   Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) is calling on political parties agents who are assigned at various polling places and who are demanding that voters be only allowed to vote after they had been identified in the Final Registration Roll (FRR), to desist from such …

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LIBERIA RUNOFF ELECTION: AU Commission Chairperson In Liberia

— Urges all Liberians to embrace peace and democratic values in Presidential election runoff IPNEWS: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H. E. Moussa Faki Mahamat has been closely monitoring the political developments in Liberia following the conduct of 10 October 2023 general elections and ahead of the second round of presidential elections due …

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Liberia Runoff Election: Weah-Boakai Battle to the Finish

IPNEWS: Liberians are again in long queues to vote on today Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in a run-off election between President George Weah and former Vice President Joseph Boakai after a fiercely fought first round in which neither was able to score over 50 percent of the vote to secure an outright victory. The former …

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West African Elders Return to Liberia for presidential run-off, urge peaceful process

— But Prof. Jega Cautions ECOWAS ‘Don’t meddle in Liberia poll.’ IPNEWS: The West Africa Elders Forum (WAEF) Election Mission to Liberia led by former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, arrived in Monrovia on Sunday ahead of the country’s run-off presidential election scheduled for Tuesday. Mr Jonathan is accompanied on the mission by former …

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EFFL Wants WEAH Expel Over Alleged Abuse of Public Trust, But…

— As Pre-marked Ballot Paper Rumors Spread widely IPNEWS: The Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia, (EFFL) Emmanuel Gonquoi has rallied Liberians to expel President George Weah from the presidency for reportedly abusing public office. Gonquoi’s call comes a few hours after some members of the EFFL and others believed partisans of the …

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Liberia Runoff Election: NEC In Full Readiness for Tuesday’s Voting

IPNEWS: National Elections Commission declares its full readiness for the conduct of the presidential run-off election; says deployment of ballot boxes across the country is in progress. The Chairperson of the National Election Commission, Daviedetta Brown-Lansanah has announced the commission’s readiness for the conduct of the presidential run-off election. The election between incumbent President George …

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Weah, Boakai Meets Int’l Community Ahead of Final Showdown In Runoff Election

— Commits to Credible Election IPNEWS: In an apparent final push into Tuesday’s presidential elections in Liberia, the President of Liberia and his main challenger former vice President Joseph N. Boakai have been holding series of confidence building engagements with members of the international community. A separate meeting with heads of various international monitoring groups, …

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“Vote Liberia’s Future”—-Weah Encourage Partisans at campaign rally closure

IPNEWS: Incumbent Liberia President George Weah has called on supporters to vote for the country’s future by reelecting in the runoff elections on November 14. Tuesday’s election, according to the President, is about sustained peace, development, stability, and progress, which his administration has achieved as he boasts of being reelected.   Weah made the remarks …

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