The Supreme Court of Liberia has been petitioned by two political parties who are demanding a re-run of the October 10 presidential election.
Political parties of candidates who finished second and third in the presidential election, Incumbent Vice-President Joseph Boakai and veteran opposition leader Charles Brumskine respectively made the appeal on Monday.
This demand is coming days after the Liberia electoral commission rejected a petition claiming irregularities in the October 10 election.
The Supreme Court ordered the country’s electoral commission to “urgently and expeditiously” probe the claims of “irregularities and fraud” made by the opposition Liberty Party.
Liberia’s Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor said the elections can only take place when these allegations are investigated.
The Chief Justice faulted the election commission for going ahead with preparations for the run-off between former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai without addressing the complaint of the Liberty Party.
Brumskine of the Liberty party came third in the first round of poll but is challenging the credibility of the election results through the courts.
The runoff between former football star George Weah and Vice President Boakai was originally set for November 7.
The run-off poll was to help decide on who leads Liberia next as the tenure of incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ends in January 2018.
The electoral commission now has until on next Monday, to respond to the petition and the Supreme Court also has a week to rule on whether to go ahead with the Weah-Boakai runoff or to hold fresh elections.
Source: Africafeeds.com
