The EU delegation to Liberia has spoken and made clear its position on a number of issues to which it expects compliance or else its observer mission will not be present in Liberia to monitor the 2023 elections. The EU’s observations concerning uncertainty on the span of appeals timelines to guard against potential conflicts, steps to adopt a passive registration system and the creation of a reliable voter registry in order to enhance participation in the electoral process, etc. However, this newspaper is troubled by suggestions that the EU may not send an Observer mission to monitor the 2023 elections if issues raised are not addressed.