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Liberias Football Legend President Takes Shot At Second Term
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Monrovia, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 6th Oct, 2023) Ex-international football star George Weah is running for a second term as Liberia‘s president in elections on Tuesday, with peace and development among voters’ main concerns.
Under a tin roof by a petrol station in Buchanan, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) east of the capital Monrovia, a group of men discussed their priorities for the October 10 presidential and parliamentary polls.
They talked about better healthcare, education and roads, jobs and the cost of living. But in a country scarred by back-to-back civil wars, there was one overriding issue.
“What we expect most is peace,” said Melvine Zoega, 37.
Between 1989 and 2003, the conflicts in the West African nation left more than 250,000 people dead.
The main political parties have pledged a peaceful vote, but the recent killing of three people in clashes between supporters of the two main political parties has fuelled fears of a return to violence.
“We advise to the youth, whoever is the winner, we should accept it. Whether it’s our candidate or it’s not,” said David Tokpah, 55.
“The past war was dreadful. Many innocents died. We don’t want that to happen again because we know where it took us for the past 14 years.”
The authorities have vowed to track down troublemakers, while the electoral commission is seeking to reassure people it can organise fair and credible polls.
The European Union, the African Union, the West African bloc ECOWAS and the United States have deployed observers, in a region hit by a string of recent coups.