In these elections, NEC and the Supreme Court received a number of disputes but were expeditiously adjudicated,” Mahama noted. He said the campaign period in Liberia was characterized by excitement and enthusiasm reflected in public rallies, media advertisements, door-to-door campaigns, and road shows by supporters of political parties. The AUEOM notes that the law provides for political parties to endeavor to field at least 30 percent of their candidates from each gender. The head of the AU observers group, Erastus Mwencha, said Liberia is proving to the world that she is properly nurturing her emerging democracy. Liberia has taken these elections as their own other than the recent elections when there was a huge international support,” he said.

Source: Daily Observer October 12, 2017 02:15 UTC