
Current political climate in Liberia could affect voter turn-out
There are just a few days left until Liberian election authority wraps-up a voter registration exercise ahead of this year’s presidential election.
Liberians will elect a replacement for outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on October 10.
Observer groups are however warning that the current challenges facing the country could affect the voter turn-out.
The country’s National Election Commission has pledged that this year’s election with be a success, saying it will be historical.
It’s the first time since the 1940s that a Liberian president will stand-down and another democratically elected will take their place.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been in power since January 2006, and is in the history books as Africa’s first female president.