Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Tuesday said democracy in the West African country was being threatened.
Her remarks come a day after the Supreme Court put a presidential runoff on hold over fraud allegations.
Former footballer star George Weah was initially set to face Vice-President Joseph Boakai on Tuesday to determine who will replace Sirleaf.
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has said the first round of voting was largely fair, and international observers said they saw no major problems with the poll.
Brumskine’s has complained of irregularities and accused NEC officials of fraud, an allegation the body denies.
Several parties have voiced support for Brumskine’s case, including Boakai’s ruling Unity Party, which last week accused Johnson Sirleaf, one of its own members, of trying to influence the vote. Claims she has strongly denied.
“Allegations, hate speech, inciteful language has been defining what should be a proud moment in our history,” she said on Tuesday. “We politicians must do better … Historians will look back at this time and judge us by how we conduct ourselves at this critical moment in time.”
Boakai, Brumskine and two other first-round candidates – Alexander Cummings and Benoni Urey – held a meeting in the capital Monrovia on Tuesday.
They called on their supporters to remain calm and pledged to respect the law, but vowed to fight to ensure the credibility of the vote.
