itemprop=description content=Liberians will go to the polls on October 10, 2023 - an election in which 46 political parties will compete for the vote of two million registered voters at 5,000 polling stations in 15 counties. Presidential hopefuls will try to succeed incumbent George Weah, who is seeking a second term. Three candidates stand out as potential opponents for Weah, a former international football star who received more than 61% of the vote in the second round in 2017. When he won the
in which 46 political parties will compete for the vote of two million registered voters at 5,000 polling stations in 15 counties.
Presidential hopefuls will try to succeed incumbent George Weah, who is seeking a second term. Three candidates stand out as potential opponents for Weah, a former international football star who received more than 61% of the vote in the second round in. When he won the election, there were then great expectations for reform in one of the countries on the planet still reeling from civil war and disease.
However, since the end of its 14-year civil war in 2003, Liberia has never been more polarised. Although the war came to an end with the signing of a peace treaty, its after effects can still be seen all over the nation. The country of 5.4 million people is once more being torn apart by frustration over the rising cost of living, cronyism, favouritism, nepotism, and the culture of impunity that started the conflict.
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