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Al Jazeera
Politics
Dounard Bondo

The people vying for Liberia’s presidency on October 10

Liberia's opposition leader Joseph Boakai of Unity Party waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia, October 7, 2023 [Carielle Doe/Reuters]


Monrovia, Liberia
– On Tuesday, over 2.4 million Liberians head to the polls to elect a president and members of their legislature. Currently, there are 19 candidates hoping to replace incumbent President George Weah of the Coalition of Democratic Change (CDC), who is seeking a second six-year term.

The two main challengers are former vice president Joseph Nyuma Boakai and businessman Alexander Cummings. Both men were previously in a four-party opposition alliance, the Coalition of Political Parties (CPP). However, despite initial success, the coalition has since broken up after reported disagreements over who gets the presidential ticket in this election cycle.

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