MONROVIA – The Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) has ruled that the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) had no legal standing to conduct primary in Maryland County where they selected James Biney as the coalition’s senatorial candidate for the December 8 Special Senatorial Election. Senator Dan Morais of the National Patriotic Party (NPP) a constituent member of the CDC contested the CDC primary in the County before the NEC, claiming that the process was a deviation of the agreement that formed the Coalition. He called for the interpretation of the coalition agreement that the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), the National Patriotic Party (LPDP), the National Patriotic Party (NPP) submitted to the NEC in connection with their request for coalition status. The NEC Board’s ruling comes as final ruling after the NEC Investigative Board had ruled into the matter. The NPP, relying on the agreement of the Coalition, had through its Maryland County chapter nominated Sen. Morais to re-contest the Coalition’s ticket in the December 8 senatorial elections.

Source: Front Page Africa September 02, 2020 07:18 UTC