Liberia: Perplexing Actions of President Sirleaf and Allies Confuse Choices in 2017 Elections

Disarray in the Liberian political landscape brought on by lack of clarity in the alignment of forces during the 2017 elections is undermining democracy and sowing seeds of instability in the country.

Clearly, Sirleaf and her allies in the Unity Party evidently mounted efforts early in the election process to hedge their bets by alignment to disparate political forces with the objective of continuing in power or at least being active players in the next administration in 2018.

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