Liberians vote in presidential runoff

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential runoff SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street view in Monrovia 2. various of the voting process STORYLINE: Liberians started voting in the second round of presidential elections Tuesday morning across the West African country. The presidential runoff is a contest between two political heavyweights, incumbent President George Weah of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change and former Vice President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party. "The process has been smooth and peaceful so far. We expect that voting during this runoff process will be faster compared to the initial polls because it involves only one ballot paper per voter," said Lawrence Fahnbulleh, a voter in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Observers from various local and international organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Elders Forum, are on the

Vote counting underway in Liberia following general elections

STORY: Vote counting underway in Liberia following general elections DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Monrovia 2. various of Liberians voting 3. various of the vote-counting process at a polling unit 4. various of election materials 5. various of the press conference at the electoral commission 6. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of the National Elections Commission (NEC) STORYLINE: Vote counting commenced Wednesday in Liberia following the general polls in the West African country a day earlier. The tally process began in the presence of candidates' agents and independent observers, Davidetta Lansanah, head of the National Elections Commission (NEC), said on Wednesday evening at a daily briefing in the national capital of Monrovia. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVIDETTA LANSANAH, Head of the National Elections Commission (NEC) "The tallied results from magisterial offices are being progressively transmitted to th

Liberians vote in presidential elections

STORY: Liberians vote in presidential elections DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Monrovia, Liberia 2. various of voters at the polling units 3. various of Liberians exercising their voting rights 4. various of President George Weah voting 5. various of voters 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTINE BAWAH, Healthcare worker 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROBERT JALLAH, Voter STORYLINE: Liberians on Tuesday went to polling centers across the country to elect a new president among 20 candidates and members of the National Assembly. More than 2.4 million Liberians were expected to vote during the election process, according to the National Elections Commission (NEC). Incumbent President George Weah is seeking reelection while former Vice President Joseph Boakai leading the opposition is challenging him. The NEC oversees the conduct of the elections in all 15 counties of the country. Tuesday's voting was scheduled to officially

Liberians rejoice as Ebola outbreak declared over

Liberians rejoice as Ebola outbreak declared over

Liberians on May 9, 2015, rejoice at the end of the Ebola outbreak, wearing a T-shirt that says "Liberia is free from EBOLA." The World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola virus transmission the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo