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词条 2017 Liberian general election
释义

  1. Electoral system

  2. Candidates

  3. Opinion polls

  4. Conduct

  5. Results

     President  House of Representatives 

  6. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}{{Infobox election
|election_name = Liberian presidential election, 2017
|country = Liberia
|type = presidential
|ongoing = no
|previous_election = Liberian general election, 2011
|previous_year = 2011
|next_election = Liberian general election
|next_year = 2023
|election_date = 10 October 2017 (first round)
26 December 2017 (second round)
|title = President
|image1 =
|nominee1 = George Weah
|party1 = CDC
|color1 = 0c2399
|running_mate1 = Jewel Taylor
|popular_vote1 = 732,185
|percentage1 = 61.5%
|image2 =
|nominee2 = Joseph Boakai
|party2 = Unity Party (Liberia)
|running_mate2 = Emmanuel Nuquay
|popular_vote2 = 457,579
|percentage2 = 38.5%
|map_image = 2017 Liberian presidential election map by county (2nd round).svg
|map_size = 300px
|map_caption = Counties won in the second round
|before_election = Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
|before_party = Unity Party (Liberia)
|after_election = George Weah
|after_party = Coalition for Democratic Change

}}{{Politics of Liberia}}

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017 to elect the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so the top two finishers — CDC standard-bearer Amb. George Weah and UP standard-bearer Vice President Joseph Boakai — competed in a run-off on 26 December. The second round was originally scheduled for 7 November,[1] but was postponed after LP standard-bearer Cllr. Charles Brumskine, in third place, challenged the result in the Supreme Court.[2] The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge, which would have forced a re-run of the first round had it been successful,[3] and the second round was held on 26 December. Weah emerged victorious with just over 60% of the vote.[4]

The elections were overseen by the National Elections Commission (NEC) and were the first elections to be run entirely by the Government of Liberia and security forces since the conclusion of the civil wars in 2003.[5]

Electoral system

The President is elected using the two-round system,[6] whilst the 73 members of the House of Representatives are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[7]

Candidates

Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in office since 2006, was constitutionally barred from running for a third term; the election was therefore to choose her successor.[8]

  • Joseph Boakai,[8] Vice President since January 2006
  • Charles Brumskine, Leader of the Liberty Party and former President Pro {{notatypo|Te|mp}} of the Senate[9]
  • MacDella Cooper, philanthropist[10]
  • Alexander B. Cummings, former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Coca-Cola[11]
  • Prince Yormie Johnson, former rebel leader[8]
  • Joseph Mills Jones, leader of the Movement for Economic Empowerment and former Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia[12]
  • Richard Miller, businessman
  • Benoni Urey, businessman[8]
  • George Weah, former footballer who was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the 2005 election[13]
  • MacDonald A. Wento, United People's Party[14]
  • Jeremiah Whapoe, businessman[8]

Opinion polls

PollsterDateSample sizeBoakai
{{small|Unity		Weah
{{small|CDC		Johnson
{{small|FDUP		Urey
{{small|All Liberian		Brumskine
{{small|Liberty		Cooper
{{small|ULD		Cummings
{{small|ANC		Undecided
[https://www.facebook.com/notes/abdullai-kamara/and-so-said-liberia/10154659742112894/?fref=mentions Liberia Holding Consortium]May 2017 27529.45% 21.18% N/A 11.26% 16% 0.72% 9.45% N/A
[https://www.facebook.com/notes/liberia-holding-consortium/shifting-indications-second-survey-of-citizens-concerns-about-governance-and-ele/1567802913286958/ Liberia Holding Consortium]June 2017 48436.36% 18.38% 3.92% 4.75% 13.22% 0.82% 7.02% 13.01%
[https://www.facebook.com/notes/liberia-holding-consortium/liberia-holding-consortium-maintains-full-confidence-in-the-findings-of-third-su/1627685220632060/ Liberia Holding Consortium] August 2017 76333.81% 21.1% 2.88% 2.49% 12.45% N/A 5.63% 13.63%
International Political Polls August 2017 1,224 21.74%24.73% 8.72% 6.38% 23.49% N/A 9.55% N/A

Conduct

The European Union Electoral Observer Mission (EU EOM)'s preliminary statement, issued on 12 October 2017, acknowledged generally peaceful polling. However, "The EU EOM has directly observed several instances of public officials engaged in campaigning that further hampered equality among contestants. The mission has received claims about the uneven use of state resources and access to public spaces working to the advantage of the incumbent. The mission's direct observation indicates a high level of monetisation of the campaign, where a culture of in-kind and financial hand-outs to communities prevails."[15]

Results

President

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
George WeahCoalition for Democratic Change596,03738.4732,18561.5
Joseph BoakaiUnity Party446,71628.8457,57938.5
Charles BrumskineLiberty Party149,4959.6
Prince JohnsonMovement for Democracy and Reconstruction127,6668.2
Alexander B. CummingsAlternative National Congress112,0677.2
Benoni UreyAll Liberian Party24,2461.6
Joseph Mills JonesMovement for Economic Empowerment12,8540.8
MacDella CooperLiberia Restoration Party11,6450.7
Henry FahnbullehLiberian People's Party11,5600.7
Oscar CooperIndependent10,3810.7
MacDonald WentoUnited People's Party8,9680.6
Simeon FreemanMovement for Progressive Change6,6820.4
Isaac WilesDemocratic Justice Party6,3790.4
Aloysius KpadehIndependent5,9220.4
Kennedy SandyLiberia Transformation Party5,3430.3
George DwehRedemption Democratic Congress4,9350.3
William TuiderNew Liberia Party4,9200.3
Jeremiah WhapoeVision for Liberia Transformation3,9460.3
Yarkpajuwur MatorIndependent1,9400.1
Wendell McIntoshChange Democratic Action1,6460.1
Invalid/blank votes88,574–28,360–
Total1,641,9221001,218,124100
Registered voters/turnout2,183,62975.2
Source: NEC, NEC

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC–NPP–LPDP)239,75415.5721+7
Unity Party220,50814.3220−4
Liberty Party131,9808.573−4
Alternative National Congress93,4756.070New
People's Unification Party90,4215.875New
All Liberian Party77,0135.003New
Movement for Economic Empowerment59,2683.851New
Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction56,7343.692New
Coalition for Liberia's Progress50,7323.300New
Liberia Transformation Party49,6213.2210
United People's Party47,3573.081New
Victory for Change Party28,3851.841+1
Liberian People's Party24,2871.581New
Vision for Liberia Transformation21,3241.390New
Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia20,5881.3400
Liberia National Union20,2271.311+1
Movement for Progressive Change19,9801.300−2
True Whig Party14,7230.960New
Liberia Restoration Party11,6900.760New
Democratic Justice Party7,4150.480New
Change Democratic Action7,1660.470New
Redemption Democratic Congress5,7310.370New
Liberians for Prosperity6280.040New
New Liberia Party4940.030New
Independents240,00115.5913−2
Invalid/blank votes83,427–––
Total1,622,929100730
Registered voters/turnout––
Source: NEC

References

1. ^[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41631424 Liberia election: Weah and Boakai headed for presidential run-off] BBC News, 16 October 2017
2. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41829335 Liberia presidential vote halted by country's Supreme Court] BBC News, 1 November 2017
3. ^Liberian authorities tight-lipped over run-off and electoral roll clean-up Radio France International, 11 December 2017
4. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42507405 George Weah elected Liberian president] BBC News, 28 December 2017
5. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/10/liberian-voters-peace-historic-election-under-way 'Everything is going to plan' – Liberians vote in first election run without UN] The Guardian, 11 October 2017
6. ^Liberia IFES
7. ^Electoral system IPU
8. ^1 2 3 4 [https://next.ft.com/content/821bfe28-dbb9-11e5-a72f-1e7744c66818 Liberia's election threatens its fragile stability] Financial Times, 8 April 2016
9. ^Liberia's Brumskine Outlines Vision for 2017 Presidential Bid VOA, 17 July 2015
10. ^First 2017 Female Presidential Aspirant Liberian Observer, 18 October 2016
11. ^Alexander B. Cummings – The free-marketeer presidential candidate hoping to transform Liberia International Business Times, 23 January 2017
12. ^Dr. Mills Jones Calls on Liberians to Elect Talented People in Office Front Page Africa
13. ^[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36166570 Liberia ex-footballer George Weah to run for president again] BBC News, 28 April 2016
14. ^UPP will not accept foreign money The New Dawn, 19 June 2017
15. ^[https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/final_preliminary_statement_1_liberia.pdf Preliminary statement: Liberians mobilise for a democratic transition in elections, with scope for legal and procedural improvements] European Union Election Observation Mission, 12 October 2017
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