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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Liberia</span>

The Politics of Liberia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic modeled on the government of the United States, whereby the president is the head of state and head of government; unlike the United States, however, Liberia is a unitary state as opposed to a federation and has a pluriform multi-party system rather than the two-party system that characterizes US politics. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the legislature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Johnson</span> Liberian politician

Prince Yormie Johnson is a Liberian politician and former warlord who has served as a senator for Nimba County since 2006. A former rebel leader, Johnson played a prominent role in the First Liberian Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Weah</span> Liberian politician and former association footballer (born 1966)

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African footballer of the year 3 times and is widely considered one of the greatest strikers of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Liberia</span>

Elections in Liberia occur solely at the national level. The head of state, the President of Liberia, is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system, in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round. The Legislature has two elected chambers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unity Party (Liberia)</span> Political party in Liberia

The Unity Party (UP) is a political party in Liberia that was started in 1984 by Edward B. Kesselly, also its first standard bearer. Officially founded in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, the party was established on 27 July 1985. The Unity Party participated in the first elections after the 1980 coup, running against President Samuel Doe in October 1985. The party has remained active in Liberian politics since and is the current ruling party following the 2023 Liberian general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Boakai</span> President of Liberia since 2024

Joseph Nyumah Boakai is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Boakai ran for president in 2017, losing the election to George Weah. He went on to defeat Weah in the 2023 election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Union for Democratic Progress</span> Political party in Liberia

The National Union for Democratic Progress (NUDP) was a political party in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Liberian general election</span>

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017 to elect the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so the top two finishers – CDC standard-bearer Amb. George Weah and UP standard-bearer Vice President Joseph Boakai – competed in a run-off on 26 December. The second round was originally scheduled for 7 November, but was postponed after LP standard-bearer Cllr. Charles Brumskine, in third place, challenged the result in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge, which would have forced a re-run of the first round had it been successful, and the second round was held on 26 December. Weah emerged victorious with 60% of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh</span> Liberian judge

Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian judge and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and was nominated on August 23, 2022. She began to serve after the retirement of former chief justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.

The All Liberian Party (ALP) is a political party in Liberia.

Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2022 in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Liberian general election</span>

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2023 to elect the President, House of Representatives and half of the Senate. Incumbent president George Weah was eligible for a second term. No candidate won a majority in the first round, with Weah narrowly placing first over opposition leader Joseph Boakai, which meant both advanced to a runoff held on 14 November 2023. Boakai defeated Weah by just over one percentage point in the closest runoff in Liberia's history, and Weah conceded the election peacefully.

Events in the year 2016 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2014 in Liberia.

Events in the year 2009 in Liberia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeremiah Koung</span> Vice president of Liberia since 2024

Jeremiah Kpan Koung is a Liberian politician who is the 31st and current vice president of Liberia. He served in the House of Representatives of Liberia from 2012 to 2020, and was elected to the Senate of Liberia in 2020. He became the standard bearer of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction in 2022. In 2023, Joseph Boakai selected Koung as his running mate during his presidential run.

The Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) is a political party in Liberia.

Events in the year 2024 in Liberia.

The 2024 Liberian by-elections were held on April 23, 2024. The by-elections were the result of two vacancies: one in the Senate in Nimba County, the other in the House of Representatives, in Grand Gedeh County's 1st district.

References

  1. ↑ Gailor, Boima A. (May 2, 2023). "As Joseph N. Boakai picked Jeremiah K. Koung, A Confidant Of US-Sanctioned Prince Y. Johnson: What's The Message To Our Ally?". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Karweaye, S. (August 2, 2023). "Liberia: BEWARE of Chief Zanzan Karwor". Liberian Observer . Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ Fides, Agenzia. "AFRICA/LIBERIA - Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ↑ "Liberia: Weah - I Will Win 2023". allAfrica.com. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  5. ↑ "Liberia's leader Weah is facing a tight runoff vote for a second term against challenger Boakai". AP News. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Dodoo, Lennart (November 17, 2023). "Pres. Weah Concedes Defeat, Congratulates President-elect Joseph Boakai". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Porkpa, Darlington (22 December 2023). "Liberia: Court convicts ex-chief justice for murder". The Africa Report. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Road to Cote d'Ivoire 2023 kicks off with Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  9. ↑ Doodoo, Lennart (27 June 2023). "Liberia: Former Agriculture Minister Florence Chenoweth Dies At 78". FrontPage Africa . Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Worzi, Alvin (18 July 2023). "Liberia: Former Deputy Speaker Barchue Is Dead". Liberian Observer . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "ALTERNATIVE NATIONAL CONGRESS CHAIRMAN SENATOR DANIEL NAATEHN IS DEAD". Smart News Liberia. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Liberia: Henry Reed Cooper, Former Chief Justice of Liberia, Dies at 82". Liberian Observer. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Liberia: 55th Legislature Records 1st Death". Liberian Observer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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