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Liberia
Population: 4.3 mn.
GDP: 1.0 bn.
Debt: 2.0 bn.
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After fractious elections in November President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf risks alienating her Union Party loyalists by giving jobs to opposition politicians, especially the CDC's Winston Tubman, in an attempt at reconciliation. 

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  • Vol 53 No 3
  •  3rd February 2012

A low-key second term

The President promises an inclusive government to foster national unity and prevent unrest

  • Vol 52 No 23
  •  18th November 2011

New challenges after messy elections

The President won easily but the damage to her authority and to political stability will need careful repair

  • Vol 52 No 22
  •  4th November 2011

Brinkmanship at the ballot

Tubman’s conditions for standing in the second round of the presidential caused alarm

  • Vol 52 No 20
  •  7th October 2011

Ellen wants first-round win

The President must take over 50% of the vote in the first round to avoid a far more difficult contest in the second

  • Vol 52 No 15
  •  22nd July 2011

Honesty – not the easiest policy

As elections near, politicians in the President’s party are undermining her efforts to clean up government

  • Vol 52 No 14
  •  8th July 2011

Strategic electoral alliances

With four months to go to the presidential election, the atmosphere grows more tense

  • Vol 52 No 1
  •  7th January 2011

Johnson Sirleaf stands on her record

Voters are likely to favour the President but ex-football star George Weah could push the election to a second round

  • Vol 51 No 23
  •  19th November 2010

Musical chairs in Monrovia

Some presidential friends are taken aback to discover they have lost their jobs in a sweeping pre-election reshuffle

  • Vol 51 No 23
  •  19th November 2010

Challenging Madam President

Opposition parties in Liberia are gearing up to challenge Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the presidential election. The most significant alliance is between the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) of former international footballer George Weah and the Liberty ...

  • Vol 51 No 19
  •  24th September 2010

Critics, crooks and credibility

The opposition girds itself to challenge President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the international darling, in next year’s elections

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