Liberia: 2011 Elections Face Legal Bottleneck

Liberians intended the August 23 National Constitutional Referendum to address some of the legal hurdles that face the smooth conduct of the 2011 presidential and legislative elections. It is too early to tell, but if by any chance the early results are any forecast, then Liberians undoubtedly stand to go through a series of legal battles before they go to the polls. The Analyst has been looking at the preliminary results of the referendum released by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

Early poll results of the August 23 National Constitutional Referendum have forecasted the failure of propositions 1, 2, and 3, to say nothing about what appears to be a turnout that is short of the constitutional passage requirement.

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