NEC begins releasing results Thursday, as vote counting continues
By Frank Sainworla, Jr. fsainworla@yahoo.com As ballots are being counted and tallied across Liberia, National Elections Commission (NEC) Chairman Jerome Korkoya says the body will...
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US State Department applauds Liberia for holding democratic polls
“As a longstanding friend, the United States applauds the people of Liberia for exercising their democratic right to vote in the historic presidential and legislative...
Late close of polls, as counting gets underway in Liberia elections
By our Reporter Polls have closed at many voting points across Liberia, but others have been opened late into the night beyond the 6PM deadline...
Liberia Rights Comm. Wants rule of law applied against trouble makers
By Alfred Kollie The rule of law must prevail and the rights of victims protected in dealing with electoral violence in Liberia, the Independent National...
Farewell Madam President
By: Peter Quaqua (A special commentary) On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, registered Liberian voters across the country will go to the polls to elect a...
Sirleaf rallying Liberians: “All must respect outcome of election”
BREAKING NEWS- BY our News Desk Ahead of Tuesday’s elections, Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made a passionate plea to all citizens for peaceful...
Liberia poised to usher in new era—as campaign ends
By William Selmah wselmah@gmail.com Campaign activities for Tuesday’s polls in Liberia officially ended Sunday night, with candidates exhausting every last second down to the wire....
“It’s not possible for anybody to cheat”—NEC Chairman
How difficult is it to cheat Liberia elections? By Frank Sainworla, Jr. fsainworla@yahoo.com Since this elections year started, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has gone...
ALJA calls for non-violent elections in Liberia
Liberian Journalists in the Americas are calling on political parties, candidates and their fellow compatriots back home to avoid acts of violence in Tuesday’s presidential...
ECC urges coordination among observer missions, ahead of crucial polls
A local elections watchdog group, ECC calls on all national and international observation missions to “coordinate their efforts in responding to issues arising from the...