Liberia: Iredd Endorses U.S. Call for Immediate Runoff

Amid mixed reactions from Liberians on the recent statement by United States Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Christine Elder, expressing confidence in the integrity of the October 10 presidential and legislative elections and urging all parties to speed up with the runoff process, a civil society organization (CSO) has welcomed the United States' position, arguing that the October 10 elections did not reflect what most of the aggrieved political parties have stated as systemic fraud and irregularities.

The Institute for Research & Democratic Development (IREDD) that works with independent international organizations to help people in conflict to prevent violence, resolve conflict and promote peaceful societies said, "While we acknowledge that there were isolated irregularities as a result of incompetence, those issues are not sufficient to undermine the fundamental integrity of the electoral process."

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