2017 Liberian general election
2017 Liberian elections
General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017,[1] electing the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so a run-off was held.
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The elections are overseen by the National Elections Commission (NEC).
The run-off was held on 26 December.[2] George Weah won the election with 62% of the vote.
Candidates
changeIncumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in office since 2006, is constitutionally barred from running for a third term; the election will thus choose her successor.[3]
Scond Round
change- Joseph Boakai,[3] Vice President since January 2006.
- George Weah, former footballer who was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the 2005 election, has announced he will run for office again.[4]
Lost in first round
change- Charles Brumskine, Leader of the Liberty Party and former President Pro Temp of the Senate[5]
- MacDella Cooper, philanthropist[6]
- Alexander B. Cummings, former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Coca-Cola[7]
- Prince Johnson, former rebel leader[3]
- Joseph Mills Jones, leader of the Movement for Economic Empowerment and former Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia[8]
- Richard Miller, businessman
- Benoni Urey, businessman[3]
- MacDonald A. Wento, United People's Party[9]
- Jeremiah Whapoe, businessman[3]
Opinion polls
change| Pollster | Date | Sample size | Boakai Unity |
Weah CDC |
Johnson FDUP |
Urey All Liberian |
Brumskine Liberty |
Cooper ULD |
Cummings ANC |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia Holding Consortium | May 2017 | 275 | 29.45% | 21.18% | N/A | 11.26% | 16% | 0.72% | 9.45% | N/A |
| Liberia Holding Consortium | June 2017 | 484 | 36.36% | 18.38% | 3.92% | 4.75% | 13.22% | 0.82% | 7.02% | 13.01% |
| Liberia Holding Consortium | August 2017 | 763 | 33.81% | 21.1% | 2.88% | 2.49% | 12.45% | N/A | 5.63% | 13.63% |
| International Political Polls Archived 2017-10-10 at the Wayback Machine | August 2017 | 1,224 | 21.74% | 24.73% | 8.72% | 6.38% | 23.49% | N/A | 9.55% | N/A |
Results
change- Second round:
References
change- ↑ "National Elections Committee". Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ Liberia election: Weah and Boakai headed for presidential run-off
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Liberia’s election threatens its fragile stability Financial Times, 8 April 2016
- ↑ Liberia ex-footballer George Weah to run for president again BBC News, 28 April 2016
- ↑ Butty, James. "Liberia's Brumskine Outlines Vision for 2017 Presidential Bid". VOA. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ↑ First 2017 Female Presidential Aspirant Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Liberian Observer, 18 October 2016
- ↑ Alexander B. Cummings – The free-marketeer presidential candidate hoping to transform Liberia International Business Times, 23 January 2017
- ↑ Dr. Mills Jones Calls on Liberians to Elect Talented People in Office Archived 2017-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Front Page Africa
- ↑ UPP will not accept foreign money Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine The New Dawn, 19 June 2017
