Liberians would now have the opportunity to choose a new president in a runoff poll on December 26 after the country’s National Elections Commission announced a new date.
The Supreme Court in Liberia has started hearing the petition filed by two political parties in the country claiming the October Presidential election was characterized by fraud.
The Liberian electoral commission has rejected claims of electoral fraud raised by an opposition political party over presidential elections held in October.
The president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that her country’s democracy is under threat. It follows the decision by the country’s Supreme Court to halt the run-off presidential poll.
Liberians will have to choose between former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai who becomes their next president after both candidates failed to secure over 50 percent of votes in last week’s presidential elections.
Liberians are expecting first set of official results from the October 10 presidential election on Thursday after an announcement was delayed on Wednesday.
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