2023 Liberian general election

2023 Liberian general election
	10 October 2023 (first round); 7 November 2023 (second round)
	Presidential election
Reporting	99.93%as of 17:20 UTC+0
President before election; George Weah; CDC	Elected President ; TBD;
	Parliamentary election
	All 73 seats in the House of Representatives; 37 seats needed for a majority
	Senate election
	15 of the 30 seats in the Senate; 15 seats needed for a majority

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2023 to elect the President, House of Representatives and half the Senate.[1][2] Incumbent George Weah was eligible for a second term.[3] Due to both major candidates not receiving a majority in the first round, a runoff will be held on 7 November 2023.[4][5][6]

Electoral system

The President is elected using the two-round system,[7] whilst the 73 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[8]

Candidates

Sara Beysolow Nyanti, is an international development and humanitarian expert. She is also a Liberian pastor. She has 25 years of professional experience and recently retired from the United Nations at the level of Assistant Secretary General. Her last assignment with the UN was as Deputy Representative of the Secrectary General to South Sudan. She is currently running for President of Liberia as the Standard Bearer of the African Liberation League in Liberia's 2023 elections.

In January 2022, Nathaniel Barnes, a former Liberian ambassador to the United States (2008–2010), announced his intention to run for the presidency as an independent candidate.[9]

Clarence Moniba, the leader of the Liberia National Union, announced on 20 January 2023 that he would run for the presidency.[10]

Joseph Boakai, Former Vice President of Liberia (2006–2018) and candidate for president in 2017, had announced that he will run for the presidency again in the elections.[11]

Alexander B. Cummings Jr., who finished fifth in the 2017 presidential election, and is former chief administrative officer of Coca-Cola (2008–2016), announced he would run for president again as the Alternative National Congress candidate with Charlyne Brumskine as his running mate.[12]

George Weah, incumbent president of Liberia, had announced he would run for a second term in 2023.[13]

Preliminary results

Counting is still underway[14]

President


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
99.93% reporting
	George Weah	Jewel Taylor	Coalition for Democratic Change	803,674	43.84
	Joseph Boakai	Jeremiah Koung	Unity Party	796,313	43.44
	Edward W. Appleton	Alex Gontee	Grassroots Development Movement	40,255	2.20
	Lusinee Kamara	Matthew Darblo	All Liberia Coalition Party	35,977	1.96
	Alexander B. Cummings Jr.	Charlyne Brumskine	Collaborating Political Parties	29,611	1.62
	Tiawan Saye Gongloe	Emmanuel Yarkpawolo	Liberian People's Party	26,225	1.43
	Allen R. Brown Jr.	Noosevett Weah	Liberia Restoration Party	15,599	0.85
	Simeon Freeman	James Barclay	Movement for Progressive Change	13,192	0.72
	William Wiah Tuider	Jonah Dumoe	Democratic National Allegiance	11,182	0.61
	Joshua Tom Turner	Somah Paygai	New Liberia Party	9,810	0.54
	Jeremiah Whapoe	Erasmus Fahnbulleh	Vision for Liberia Transformation	9,145	0.50
	Luther Yorfee	Juvenal Pearson	Liberia Rebuilding Party	6,477	0.35
	Bendu Kromah	Thomas Kruah	Independent	5,979	0.33
	Clarence Moniba	Grace-Tee Kpaan	Liberia National Union	5,297	0.29
	Sherikh Kouyateh	Max Vargbelee	Liberia First Movement	5,094	0.28
	David Kiamu	Annie Tuazama	Democratic People's Party of Liberia	5,084	0.28
	Alexander Kollie	Grace Yuan	Reformers National Congress	4,397	0.24
	Sara Beysolow Nyanti	Simeon Moribah	African Liberation League	3,643	0.20
	Robert Franz Morris	Celia Brown	Independent	3,357	0.18
	Richard Saye Miller	Emike Slawon	Liberian for Prosperity Party	2,878	0.16
Total				1,833,189	100.00

Valid votes				1,833,189	94.12
Invalid/blank votes				114,597	5.88
Total votes				1,947,786	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				2,471,617	78.81
Source: NEC (candidates), NEC

References

"AFRICA/LIBERIA – Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence – Agenzia Fides". Agenzia Fides. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
"Liberia votes as President George Weah eyes second term". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
"Liberia: Weah – I Will Win 2023". AllAfrica. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
"Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off". BBC News. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
"Liberia's Election: Weah, Boakai Head to Runoff, with 99.9% of Votes Counted". www.liberianobserver.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
"Liberia set for presidential run-off". Reuters. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
Liberia IFES
Electoral system IPU
"Liberia: Call for Amb. Milton Nathaniel Barnes to Contest the 2023 Presidential Elections as an Independent Candidate". The Liberian Observer. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
"Liberia: Dr. Clarence Moniba Rallies Youth Support ahead of October Presidential Elections". Front Page Africa. 23 January 2023.
Amokeoja, Oluwatomisin (2023-05-02). "Liberia's 2023 Presidential Election: Joseph N. Boakai's Possible Second Chance at Presidency". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
"Issues". ANC-Global. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
"Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year". Reuters. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
NEC

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[1] "AFRICA/LIBERIA – Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence – Agenzia Fides". Agenzia Fides. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

[2] "Liberia votes as President George Weah eyes second term". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

[3] "Liberia: Weah – I Will Win 2023". AllAfrica. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-02-23.

[4] "Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off". BBC News. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[5] "Liberia's Election: Weah, Boakai Head to Runoff, with 99.9% of Votes Counted". www.liberianobserver.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[6] "Liberia set for presidential run-off". Reuters. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[7] Liberia IFES

[8] Electoral system IPU

[Call_for_Amb-9] "Liberia: Call for Amb. Milton Nathaniel Barnes to Contest the 2023 Presidential Elections as an Independent Candidate". The Liberian Observer. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[10] "Liberia: Dr. Clarence Moniba Rallies Youth Support ahead of October Presidential Elections". Front Page Africa. 23 January 2023.

[11] Amokeoja, Oluwatomisin (2023-05-02). "Liberia's 2023 Presidential Election: Joseph N. Boakai's Possible Second Chance at Presidency". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

[12] "Issues". ANC-Global. Retrieved 2023-08-03.

[13] "Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year". Reuters. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

[14] NEC

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See also: Elections and referendums in the Republic of Maryland