The Collaborating Political Parties has rejected the outcomes of the October 10 presidential and legislative elections and is pushing for an investigation into what it considers elections manipulation.
Vote count shows tight presidential race between incumbent President George Weah of the ruling coalition and opposition leader Joseph Boakai with less than 10% of the votes tallied.
Boakai maintains his early lead from Wednesday obtaining 57,864 votes or 46% of valid votes. Weah has 49,510 or 39.6%, according to the National Elections Commission official results released and published on website Thursday.
The United States Embassy near Monrovia has implored political parties, candidates and media outlets to desist from announcing results of the presidential and legislative elections that are not authorized by the National Elections Commission.
As the National Elections Commission begins the pronouncement of official elections results, the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) calls on the opposition Unity Party (UP) and the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) to refrain from announcing unofficial results either on social media or through press conferences.
Liberian journalists and media institutions are strongly encouraged to continue to exercise impartiality in the coverage of all activities in relation to the just ended presidential and legislative elections, the country’s media leadership group has advised.
Vote count in the Tuesday’s presidential and legislative elections shows the race is tight between incumbent President George Weah and his main rival former vice president Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party.
‘Country Devil’ unceremoniously appeared in Old Sodoken town in Maryland County Electoral District # 2, igniting fear and pushing polling staff and observers to flee for safety.
The dreadful mask appearance disrupted vote count in the town where results from two polling places were plagued with series of controversies.
Montserrado County Electoral District #8 incumbent lawmaker Acarous Moses Gray told reporters Wednesday he has retained his seat in the House of Representatives for another six years.
The October 10, Legislative and Presidential elections have shown how divisive the country is and that whoever wins, ‘preferably’ President George Weah should form a government of inclusion, former House Speaker, now Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe told reporters Monday in the capital Monrovia.
