At the end of 2017 Liberians elected a new president. George Weah
The New York Times has some basic discussion of Mr Weah and the elections.
For the full election results and information on the electoral system and procedures see the official Election Commission website
Also useful is the The Liberia Elections Portal which is a project of iLab Liberia with support from
OSIWA
it is adding great geospatial elections data visualizations from 2011 and 2017 . There are also links to observation reports from outside commentators.
for recent observations of the conduct of the 2017 presidential elections see.
USAID Liberia International election observation
See the European Union Mission which has some preliminary statements praising the process.
as does the African Union mission
NDI- preliminary statement - there are also other earlier assessments and reports on the state of democracy in the region.
Carter Center has a programme operatign in Liberia which observed elections in 2011 and 2017
further background on politics and human rights can be found
on USIP website
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
No comments:
Post a Comment