October 16, 2023
Liberia: Nimba, Montserrado Tally Centers Attacked By 'CDC Partisans'
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has accused Garrison Yealue, Chairperson of the Governance Commission, of involvement in the attack on the National Elections Commission… Read more »
Liberia: Ruling Party Seeks Dismissal of Electoral Body's 'Database Director'
The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change of President George Weah has requested the dismissal of Rev. Isaac Samuel Zahn, the Director of the Database at the National Elections… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Liberia: Cummings, Moniba Allege Potential Fraud, Question Vote Numbers
The campaign teams of presidential candidates Alexander Cummings and Dr. Clarence Moniba have accused the National Elections Commission (NEC) of deliberately underreporting their… Read more »
Liberia: MRU Says Liberia Needs New Election Law
The Mano River Union (MRU) Observer Mission to Liberia has proposed the implementation of a new election law in the country. Read more »
Liberia: EISA Calls on Liberians to Await Final Election Results
The head of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa International Election Observation Mission (EISA-IEOM) has called on stakeholders, supporters, security… Read more »
Liberia: ESR Urges Political Parties to Be Gracious in Defeat
The Election Situation Room (ESR) urges political parties to demonstrate leadership and tolerance in accepting the outcome of October 10 elections. Read more »
October 14, 2023
Liberia: President Weah Maintains Slim Lead Over Former VP Boakai
President George Weah has managed to hold onto a slender lead over former Vice President Joseph Boakai as the National Elections Commission (NEC) continues to release preliminary… Read more »
Liberia: NEC Accuses Parties' Agents of Disrupting Tallying Process
Davidetta Brown-Lansanah, the chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), has accused some political parties and candidate agents assigned at the Montserrado County… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Liberia: ECC Dismisses Data Clerks for Alliance With CDC
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Liberia: Boakai Maintains 'Firm Grip on Early Lead'
.... Out of partial votes tallied in twelve counties, Boakai has 57,862, accounting for 46.27%, while Weah accumulated 49,510 votes, representing 39.6% Read more »
October 15, 2023
Liberia: President Weah Holds Onto Slim Lead Over Rival
President George Weah has managed to maintain a narrow lead over his archrival, former Vice President Joseph Boakai, with just 3,581 votes separating the two candidates. Read more »
Liberia: Fire at Buchanan Port Leaves One Injured
A devastating fire accident at the Port of Buchanan in Grand Bassa County has left a boat in ruins and one person seriously injured. Read more »
October 13, 2023
Liberia: Tiawan Gongloe Concedes Defeat in Presidential Race
Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe spoke to the press yesterday as his vice running mate looked on. Read more »
October 14, 2023
Liberia: Access to Justice Remains a Top Concern for the LGBTQ+ Community in Liberia
Liberians have voted to elect a new set of leaders who would oversee the country's affairs for the next six and nine years, respectively. But for the underground LGBT community,… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Liberia: President Weah Takes Lead in Polls As Election Data Shifts
... Weah, a former international soccer star turned politician, had initially trailed behind Boakai, the former Vice President of Liberia, in the early hours following the October… Read more »
Liberia: EU Poll Observers Say Weah's Party Used State Resources for 'Political Advantage'
.... EU Election Observation Mission says President used state resources to gain unfair political advantage Read more »
October 12, 2023
Liberia: Five Precincts in Sinoe Yet to Submit Results, NEC Says
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has revealed that it has yet to receive any information from Saygbeken, Jokoken, Gpateken, Kajaliken, and Ducorfree in Sinoe County as a… Read more »
Liberia: Can Boakai Sustain Early Lead?
As he leads with 3,119 votes, representing 60.17%, while Weah is far behind with 1,681 votes ( 32.43%), according to NEC's official ongoing tally. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Liberia: EU Chief Observer Praises NEC Workers 'For Good Work'
.... "So we can say to you that we are having our observers in fourteen counties of the country," he said, "and we were looking for the opening of the thirty-eight polling stations… Read more »
Liberia: EISA Calls for Adherence to Farmington Peace Agreement
The head of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa International Election Observation Mission (EISA-IEOM) has called on stakeholders who signed the Farmington… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Liberia: Whoever Wins Liberia's Election Faces High Demands for Change
..... But the truth is, there is no quick-fix solution for Liberia's numerous problems Read more »
October 11, 2023
Liberia: Liberia - NEC Attributes Voting Challenges in Southeast to Bad Road
--- But it faces other challenges across the country as well Read more »
Liberia: Weah, Boakai Dominating Provisional Results
-- As Liberians anxiously anticipate official election results Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Takes Early Lead in Presidential Race
Provisional results from the National Elections Commission (NEC) indicate that Joseph N. Boakai, the opposition candidate and former Vice President, has taken an early lead in the… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Liberia: Winner Faces High Demands for Change From Voters
Charles Fokofo, a first-time voter at the McGuire Catholic School in Rehab, Paynesville, who is 21 years old, is excited to vote despite the scorching weather and long lines. Read more »