Liberia: European Union Happy With Successful Elections

The European Union (EU) has described as "professional" the level of maturity Liberians exhibited during the conduct of the 2017 presidential and legislative elections as well as the December 26 runoff.

Even though authorities of the National Elections Commission (NEC) faced legal challenges for fraud and irregularities, and were ordered to clean up the Final Registration Roll (FRR), the EU in its congratulatory message to President-elect George Weah noted that "the professionalism of Liberian institutions, including the NEC and the Liberia National Police, was key."

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