US Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says she warned contestants in the Montserrado senatorial race to desist from inciting their followers towards violence and disorder.

The warning comes amidst threats from football star and leader of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Mr. George Weah, that he will not accept defeat because his party, the, has won the race, adding that "2011 will be a different story". Several other executives of the CDC have made similar threats, although the party, following public denunciation, has since said it will now arrest its members engaged in violence.

She also frowned on threats against the chair of the National Elections Commission, Mr. James Fromayan, allegedly coming from CDC, that he and his family will be killed. She said Mr. Fromayan is doing his job and that he does not deserve such threats.

She said Liberia "is on the spotlight and on the microscope," adding that the country should not to allow itself to degenerate into another crisis.

"I have encouraged both candidates to continue to exercise their franchise, to encourage their supporters to vote at the ballot box and that there should not be any effort to incite voters, Ambassador Greenfield told the contesting candidates Wednesday.

Speaking to journalists at the completion of her visit with the candidate Geraldine Doe-Sherif of the Congress For Democratic Change (CEC) and the candidate for the ruling Unity Party, the US ambassador said expressed gratitudes to Liberians for the peaceful conduct of the November 10, 2009 called for respect for the Liberian constitution.

"I met with the candidates today, NEC chair and I want to express my congratulation to the Liberian people for how they conducted themselves on the election on November 10 and to echo the president's statement yesterday encouraging Liberians to do this election with respect for the law and not to incite their supporters" Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said.

Expressing concerns over threats made on the lives of National Elections Commission's Chairman, the US ambassador said Chairman James Fromayan is "doing his job, and he has a huge challenge and the capacity issues that are faced all over Liberia because of 15 years of war."

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said that Liberia is on the spotlight because "it is looked at by the international community and no body wants to see Liberia go back to where it was 14 years ago."