Will Africa's Only Woman President be Unseated?
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf faces a constitutional challenge and stiff competition at the polls as several opposition parties teamed up in a bid to unseat her.
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Liberia:
Sirleaf's Biggest Headache
Nation, 11 August 2011
With less than a hundred days to Liberia's general election date, the streets of Monrovia, Liberia's capital, are politically charged already. Read more »
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Liberia:
10,000 Double Voters Face Prosecution
AEP, 9 August 2011
The National Elections Commission (NEC) says it booked more than 10,000 names of person who registered more than once during the voters' registration that ended last February, and… Read more »
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Liberia:
'Why Liberians Are Ready to Vote Out Sirleaf-Johnson'
Vanguard, 7 August 2011
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition, NDC, of Liberia, Professor Ambassador Dew Tuan Wreh Mayson, stands accused of being too committed to the Liberian… Read more »
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Liberia:
30 Days of Campaign - Hiccups, Prospects
Analyst, 8 August 2011
When the National Elections Commission on July 5 this year announced the commencement of political campaigns, a period for presidential and legislative power seekers to say why… Read more »
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Liberia:
Massive Show of Support as Sirleaf Rallies Supporters
Analyst, 8 August 2011
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at separate events Saturday in the townships of Gardnersville and Barnesville, renewed her call on citizens to support the upcoming National… Read more »
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Liberia:
Do Citizens Know What They're Voting For?
UNIRIN, 5 August 2011
In two weeks Liberians will vote in a referendum to change four aspects of the constitution, following which they will vote in presidential and legislative elections in October or… Read more »
InFocus
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Campaigning for Liberia's presidential election in October has shifted into high gear, with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf seeking a second six-year term. Charles Brumskine, a ... Read more »