Another attempt to stop the December 26 presidential run-off poll in Liberia has failed after the country’s Supreme Court dismissed a request by the governing Unity Party to halt the election.
Some Liberian refugees in Ghana have staged a protest against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the West African nation over resettlement package.
The Liberian politician, George Weah has received a major backing from the country’s opposition party, the Liberty Party ahead of the December 26, presidential run-off poll.
Liberians would now have the opportunity to choose a new president in a runoff poll on December 26 after the country’s National Elections Commission announced a new date.
The Supreme Court in Liberia has started hearing the petition filed by two political parties in the country claiming the October Presidential election was characterized by fraud.
The Liberian electoral commission has rejected claims of electoral fraud raised by an opposition political party over presidential elections held in October.
Pressure is mounting on Liberia to resolve its current political crisis after the Supreme Court ordered the country’s electoral commission to investigate claims of electoral fraud raised by an opposition political party.
The president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that her country’s democracy is under threat. It follows the decision by the country’s Supreme Court to halt the run-off presidential poll.
