{"id":3670,"date":"2023-10-10T14:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1307007.us31.myftpupload.com\/?p=3670"},"modified":"2023-10-10T14:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T14:53:58","slug":"liberia-2023-elections-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enspirefx.com\/royale\/liberia-2023-elections-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberia 2023 Elections: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa’s oldest republic<\/span><\/a>, Liberia is heading to the polls to elect its President, Senators, and House of Representatives come October 10, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

The West African nation has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2,471,617<\/span><\/a> registered voters who will be expected to cast their ballot<\/span>\u00a0across 2,080 voting precincts and 5,890 polling places<\/span>, according to data from the <\/span>National Elections Commission, <\/span>Liberia<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1986 <\/span>Liberian<\/span> Constitution<\/span><\/a> states that: \u201cevery Liberian citizen not less than 18 years of age, shall have the right to be registered as a voter and to vote in public elections\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Electoral System of Liberia<\/b><\/p>\n

The Presidential and House of Representative election is held every six years, but the\u00a0 Senatorial election is held under the Staggered System of elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Constitution of <\/span>Liberia<\/span><\/a>, states that: \u201cthe House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected for a term of six years by the registered voters in each of the legislative constituencies of the counties.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a member of the House of Representatives elected in a by-election to fill a vacancy created by death, resignation or otherwise will serve only the remainder of the unexpired term of office.<\/span><\/p>\n

The House of Representatives of 73 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies, and the Constitution grants members of the House of Representatives the eligibility for re-election every six years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Presidential Election<\/b><\/p>\n

Under <\/span>Article 50 of the 1986 constitution of the Republic of <\/span>Liberia<\/span><\/a>, \u201cthe President shall be elected by universal adult suffrage of registered voters in the Republic and shall hold office for a term of six years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

However, \u201cno person shall serve as President for more than two terms,\u201d the <\/span>Constitution<\/span><\/a> has declared.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 6-year term, the <\/span>National Election Commission (NEC)<\/span><\/a>, Liberia has highlighted.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Senatorial Election<\/b><\/p>\n

The Senate has 30 seats in the National Assembly, and members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 9-year terms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the staggered system, two <\/span>Senators are elected<\/span><\/a> from each of the 15 Liberia counties for a 9-year term.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe senatorial candidates receiving the highest number of votes in each of the 15 counties shall be considered Senior Senators and shall have a term of office of 9 years. The senatorial candidates with the next highest number of votes in each county shall be considered Junior Senators and shall have a term of office of 9 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Liberia Election History<\/b><\/p>\n

For over a decade (1989 and 2003), Liberia experienced an unstable government after two major civil unrest under the rulership of Samuel Doe and Charles Taylor.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the resignation of Charles Taylor, the <\/span>United Nations Mission in <\/span>Liberia<\/span>(UNMIL) and the National Transitional Government of <\/span>Liberia<\/span> (NTGL)<\/span><\/a> jointly supervised the affairs of the country until a peaceful transition of power to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the First Female President of Liberia and Africa as a whole.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf<\/span><\/a> became President of the Republic of Liberia on January 16, 2006, and was re-elected on October 11, 2011, for a second term.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

President George Weah was elected President of Liberia in the 2017 election<\/a>, defeating the incumbent vice president\u00a0Joseph Boakai.<\/a><\/p>\n

This 2023 general election will be the fourth democratic electoral process after the civil war, in a country with a population of \u00a05.3 million.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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By: Gifty Tracy Aminu<\/b><\/p>\n

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