Monrovia – The ruling Unity Party in Liberia is reportedly considering pulling itself out of contention from the November 7 runoff Presidential elections, FrontPageAfrica has learned. Multiple sources have confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that the party which has governed the post-war nation for the past twelve years officially filed a complaint titled “Intervention” in the Liberty Party Case, Saturday. “The Unity Party and the JNB 2017 Campaign inform all of the Unity Party partisans, supporters, sympathizers and well-wishers that the party has had no discussion about not participating in the runoff. It is unclear what basis the party is said to be raising contention but sources close to the party hierarchy say the party has lost faith in the current leadership of the National Elections Commission. Weah obtained a total of 596, 037 votes, constituting 38.4 percent while Joseph Nyuma Boakia who obtained a total of 446, 716 votes, amounting to 28.8 percent.

Source: Front Page Africa October 28, 2017 17:21 UTC