Last day of campaigning in Liberia ahead of the general elections on October 10. Focus on the two main posters of the presidential election: on the one hand, the outgoing president, Georges Weah, who is seeking a second term. On the other, a former vice-president, Joseph Boakai.
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With our special correspondent in Monrovia, Bineta Diagne
During this campaign, George Weah, the outgoing president, emphasized his record: for six years, he focused on road rehabilitation. In terms of education, the government covers the registration fees of students in public education.
George Weah wants to continue his reforms, underlines Rennie Ledgerhood, the Minister of Information and executive of his party the CDC, the Congress for Democratic Change. “ The president wants to continue building more roads, which should result in the enrichment of our citizens. He wants to bring more electricity and make it accessible to Liberians. He wants to continue his policy to reach young people “, he says.
Joseph Boakai supported by a broad coalition
Main challenger: the former vice-president, Joseph Boakai, who is supported by a large coalition including Prince Johnson, former warlord and former support of Georges Weah in the 2017 election.
Basically, Joseph Boakai says he wants to restore good governance. “ We want to build a team of integrity, capable of fight against corruption, and restore the rule of law: the judiciary, the legislature and the executive will all have to respect the rule of law. And we will thus restore justice in the country “, he assures for his part.
This week, these two leaders were received by senior officials of the UN, ECOWAS and the African Union, who asked them to respect their commitments to maintain a republican attitude at the end of the vote. By respecting, in particular, legal procedures in the event of contesting the results.
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