Eight Liberian opposition parties say they are pulling out of the country’s recent presidential election, claiming the vote counting process is fraudulent and undemocratic. In a statement Saturday, the parties said election officials have manipulated the results in favor of incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is leading in the latest results released Friday. Those […]
Eight Opposition Parties Pull Out of Liberian Election
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Eight Opposition Parties Pull Out of Liberian Election
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Eight Liberian opposition parties say they are pulling out of the country’s recent presidential election, claiming the vote counting process is fraudulent and undemocratic. In a statement Saturday, the parties said election officials have manipulated the results in favor of incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is leading in the latest results released Friday. Those […]
Liberian President Short of Outright Majority at Halfway Vote Tally
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has increased her lead in the country’s presidential election, but is still short of the majority needed for an outright victory. Election officials said Friday that Ms. Sirleaf now leads with more than 45 percent of the vote from Tuesday’s election, up from about 44 percent the day before. […]
Liberian President Short of Outright Majority Halfway Vote Tally
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has increased her lead in the country’s presidential election, but is still short of the 50 percent majority needed for an outright victory. Election officials said Friday that Ms. Sirleaf now leads with more than 45 percent of the vote, up from about 44 percent the day before. Her […]
Early Liberia Election Tally Suggests Run-off Vote Likely
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Partial results from Liberia’s presidential election show incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the lead, but falling short of the majority needed to avoid a run-off election. The partial results released by Liberia’s election commission Thursday showed Mrs. Sirleaf with about 44 percent of the vote. Her closest rival, Winston Tubman, had about 26 percent. Tallies […]
Liberia’s Sirleaf Leading in Early Election Tally
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Initial results from Liberia’s presidential election show incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf falling short of the majority needed to avoid a run-off election. The partial results released by Liberia’s election commission Thursday showed Mrs. Sirleaf with about 44 percent of the vote. Her closest rival, Winston Tubman, had about 26 percent. Tallies showed former rebel leader […]
Liberia’s Johnson Sirleaf Leading in Early Election Tally
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Initial results from Liberia’s presidential election show incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf falling short of the majority needed to avoid a run-off election. Liberia’s election commission said Thursday that Mrs. Sirleaf has won about 42 percent of the vote, with her closest rival Winston Tubman at about 25 percent. Final results are not expected until October […]
Liberian Officials Expected to Announce Provisional Election Results Thursday
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
Liberian officials on Thursday are expected to announce the preliminary results of the country’s hotly-contested presidential election. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held an early slight lead over her main rival Winston Tubman in unofficial polling data released Wednesday by the independent Liberia Media Center. The Monrovia-based organization said it compiled the data from tallies posted […]
Report: Liberian President Holds Slight Election Lead
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A Liberian media report says President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a small lead over her main rival Winston Tubman as votes are counted from Tuesday’s presidential election. The independent Liberian Media Center said Wednesday that President Sirleaf has about 135,000 votes, with Tubman at 113,000. Several other candidates trailed far behind. The report said the […]
Report: Liberian President Holds Slight Election Lead
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
A Liberian media report says President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a small lead over her main rival Winston Tubman as votes are counted from Tuesday’s elections. The independent Liberian Media Center said Wednesday that Mrs. Sirleaf has 102,000 votes, with Tubman at 85,000. Several other candidates trailed far behind. The report said the results are […]
