GDM Candidate Edward Appleton And ALCOP’s Lusinee Kamara Come 3rd And 4th, As Final Official Results Are Announced
PHOTO: Two of these 20 presidential candidates that started the race (#s 2 and 18) will be facing each other in the second round
By Our Staff Writer
The National Elections Commission (NEC) this Tuesday evening, October 24, 2023 declared that none of the two top presidential candidates was able to get the 50% plus one vote constitutionally required to win the first round of the October 10 election.
Now, incumbent President George Weah of the ruling CDC and the main opposition UP candidate, Joseph Boakai, the top two in the race have to face each other in the second round political race.
NEC’s Chairperson Davidetta Browne Lansanah told a news conference in Monrovia that with 100% of the 5,900 polling places received and tallied, are neck and neck with 43.83% and 43.44% respectively.
Therefore, the NEC boss declared that a runoff presidential election has been set between the two leading candidates for November 14, 2023, declaring that the campaigning period has immediately been opened and it will end of November 12 this year.
“Article 83 a. Voting for the President, Vice-President, members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives shall be conducted throughout the Republic on the second Tuesday in October of each election year.
- All elections of public officers shall be determined by an absolute majority of the votes cast. If no candidate obtains an absolute majority in the first ballot, a second ballot shall be conducted on the second Tuesday following. The two candidates who received the greatest numbers of votes on the first ballot shall be designated to participate in the run-off election.
The announcement of the final results of the presidential and legislative elections on Tuesday coincided with the observance of United Nations Day.
At a program in Monrovia to mark the celebration, the UNDP Resident Coordinator in Liberia, Madame Christine N. Umutoni admonished Liberian politicians to abide by the Farmington River Declaration to a ensure peaceful and nonviolent electoral process.
Coming third and fourth places are Grassroots Democratic Movement (GMD) candidate Edward Appleton with 2.20% and Lusinee Kamara of ALCOP with 1.96%.
Among the 20 presidential candidates who ran in the this month’s election are two females—Sara Beysolo Nyanti of the African Liberation League (ALL) and Bendu Kromah, INDEPENDENT.
