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The electoral campaign ended on October 8 in Liberia and the country will head to the polls today to elect a new president and legislators. Nineteen candidates are contesting to replace President George Weah, who is seeking a second 6-year term. The cost of living and the economy were the primary concerns for these sellers.
The electoral campaign ended on October 8 in Liberia and the country will head to the polls today to elect a new president and legislators. Nineteen candidates are contesting to replace President George Weah, who is seeking a second 6-year term. The cost of living and the economy were the primary concerns for these sellers.
As the country goes to polls, Inflation was projected to edge to 8.2% due to election-related speculation, according to the AfDB’s 2023 African Economic Outlook report. Some 2.4 million Liberians are registered to vote.
As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party who lost in the final round of voting in 2017 is seen as his main contender. He is running on a platform to improve infrastructure, invest in agriculture, attract investors, open up Liberia to tourists and restore the nation’s image. Boakai is in alliance with former warlord and senator Prince Johnson, who had backed Weah in 2017. He retains strong support in his home province of Nimba in the north. Alexander Cummings, 66, has presented himself as a good manager with skills and knowledge from a long career in business that his rivals do not have. His work especially in the senior ranks of Coca Cola helped build a fortune that has enabled him to finance development projects at home. He uses a broom as his symbol, promising to clean up the mess left by bad governance and finally put those responsible for the horrors of the 1989-2003 civil war in the dock.
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The 67-year-old Tiawan Gongloe describes his run for the presidency as a “breath of fresh air” on his website. It’s the first time the lawyer is taking his case to the voters, but he is far from a political novice. Voters will also choose 73 deputies and 15 senators out of the country’s 30 at the end of their term of office.
