2023 Liberian general election

2023 Liberian general election
Presidential election
← 2017 10 October 2023 (first round)
14 November 2023 (second round)		 2029 →
Turnout78.86% (first round)
66.12% (second round)
 
Nominee Joseph Boakai George Weah
Party UP CDC
Running mate Jeremiah Koung Jewel Taylor
Popular vote 814,481 793,914
Percentage 50.64% 49.36%
Weah:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Boakai:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
President before election

George Weah
CDC

Elected President

Joseph Boakai
UP

House of Representatives election
← 2017 10 October 2023 2029 →
All 73 seats in the House of Representatives
37 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CDC George Weah 22.12 25 +4
UP Joseph Boakai 13.09 11 −9
CPP Musa Hassan Bility 7.59 6 New
MDR Prince Johnson 2.77 4 +2
PUP Samuel Kogar 4.34 2 −3
ALP Benoni Urey 2.53 1 −1
LINU Jerome Slojue 2.32 1 0
MPC O'neal Passawe 1.04 1 +1
NDC Alaric K. Tokpa 1.04 1 New
VOLT None 0.81 1 +1
LRP Gabriel Salee 0.75 1 +1
Independents — 25.71 19 +6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate election
← 2020 10 October 2023 2026 →
15 of the 30 seats in the Senate
15 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CDC George Weah 34.26 6 +3
UP Joseph Boakai 12.04 1 −3
MDR Prince Johnson 7.09 1 +1
LRP Gabriel Salee 1.47 1 +1
Independents — 24.34 6 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2023 to elect the President, House of Representatives and half of the Senate.[1][2] Incumbent president George Weah was eligible for a second term.[3] No candidate won a majority in the first round, with Weah narrowly placing first over opposition leader Joseph Boakai, which meant both advanced to a runoff held on 14 November 2023.[4][5] Boakai defeated Weah by just over one percentage point in the closest runoff in Liberia's history, and Weah conceded the election peacefully.[6][7]

European Union observers described the runoff as remarkably close and well administered.[8] ECOWAS and the United States congratulated Liberia on the "largely" peaceful elections.[9][10]

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