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Liberia's Sirleaf Reaches Out to Opponents

After being confirmed as the winner in the November 12 run-off poll boycotted by the opposition, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf promised to reach out to her opponents and reconcile the divided nation. In a nationwide address, she announced an independent inquiry into the clashes between police and opposition supporters one day before the vote. And she established a "national peace and reconciliation initiative" headed by Leymah Gbowee, the peace activist with whom the president shares the 2011Nobel Peace Prize.

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Liberia: President Announces Independent Inquiry and Peace Initiative

Govt of Liberia, 11 November 2011

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Liberia: Sirleaf Aims to Include Defeated Opponents in Govt

New Democrat, 11 November 2011

All 15 candidates who contested the presidential elections against President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have a place in her government when and if she wins, the president has promised. Read more »
Liberia: President Sirleaf Re-Elected As President

AEP, 10 November 2011

Incumbent Ellen Sirleaf, Africa's only female president has been re-elected in Liberia's second round votes with 90.2 % of total votes cast despite the boycott of its main… Read more »
Liberia: Ellen Triumphs

New Democrat, 11 November 2011

Preliminary results of the presidential runoff elections have been released, showing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with 513, 320 constituting 90.8% of the ... votes and her… Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf Wins Disputed Polls

RNW Africa, 11 November 2011

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was confirmed the victor of a run-off poll boycotted by the opposition, and vowed to reach out to her opponents and reconcile the divided… Read more »
Liberia: Opposition Seeks Reconciliation After Poll

RNW Africa, 11 November 2011

Liberia's Winston Tubman said Friday he was willing to find a way to work with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after disputed polls left the war-scarred nation more divided than… Read more »
Liberia: Nation Counts Votes With Sirleaf Set for New Term

RNW Africa, 9 November 2011

Votes were being counted Wednesday in Liberia's presidential run-off which has left Nobel Peace Prize Ellen Johnson Sirleaf poised for a second term and the opposition crying foul. Read more »
Liberia: Scattered Incidents of Violence After Close of Polls

AEP, 8 November 2011

After close of polls in Liberia, there have been three key incidents of violence reported. Read more »
Liberia: Polls Close in Presidential Runoff Marred By Poor Voter Turnout

AEP, 8 November 2011

Most polling stations across Liberia closed after 10 hours of voting in a presidential runoff which saw a general low voter turnout and the process taking place in a calm but tense… Read more »
Liberia: Low Turnout Mars Runoff

New Dawn, 9 November 2011

Polling staffs at most centers in and around Monrovia yesterday admitted a low and slow turnout in the November 8 run-off polls unlike the October 11 general and presidential… Read more »
Liberia: UN Calls for Restraint

UN News, 8 November 2011

The United Nations has deplored the loss of life that occurred during election-related violence in the Liberian capital yesterday, and called on everyone to exercise restraint and… Read more »