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Can Joseph Boakai, 79, change Liberia's fortunes, as he takes over from ex-footballer George Weah?

The former international football star rose to the presidency at the age of 51 after defeating Mr Boakai in elections six years ago, but lost to him this time around by just over 20,000 votes.

MONROVIA – The opposition Liberty Party has expelled six of its members and revoked their memberships over "direct violations and resolutions taken during the party's convention, a statement signed by the party’s National Chairman Musa Hassan Bility

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MONROVIA – The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is very optimistic about a one-round victory in this year’s election – something that is unprecedented in post-war Liberia.Various actors within the CDC have been trumpeting this ambition bo

MONROVIA – The Chairman of Liberty Party, Musa Bility, has flayed attention being attached to the potential choice of Senator Nyonblee Karngar-Lawrence to go as running mate to Unity Party standard bearer Joseph Boakai ahead of the 2023 presidential

MONROVIA – The Liberty Party has distanced itself from the fundraising event announced by its expelled political leader, Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence on grounds that she is acting without the authorization of the party.Senator Karnga-Lawrence and

MONROVIA – The formation of a collaborative opposition bloc with the sole purpose of solidifying forces to unseat the George Weah-led administration was, perhaps, a bad omen for the opposition political parties. Now, everything is amiss. Mitigations

MONROVIA – The Political Leader of the Liberty Party, Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence and 16 other top executives of the party have been suspended by the National Executive Committee of their failure to settle their dues with the party.The National

Reading the statement on behalf of the concerned group, Daniel Merchant, Chairman of Liberia’s Chapter Concerned Liberty Party Members, said the division in the party is at the result of ‘poor leadership skill.” Liberty Party (LP), one of the leading parties making up the four opposition Collaborating Political Parties, is currently suffering a bitter power struggle that has contributed to a huge in-house division among executive members both at home and aboard. A group of individuals ca...