Liberia: Given the Supreme Court's Numerous Citations of NEC Chairman Korkoya's Mistakes, Will He Be Allowed to Preside Over the Run Off?

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After an agonizing wait, the Supreme Court has now spoken. It has not annulled the elections results as prayed for by the protesting political parties. It has instead ordered a runoff election based on the attainment of certain benchmarks, prime amongst which is the clean-up by the National Elections Commission (NEC) of the Final Registration Roll (FRR).

This ruling has indeed brought a sense of relief to weary Liberians longing for a speedy conclusion to the elections imbroglio.

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