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2005 Liberian general election

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Presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Liberia on October 11, 2005. The country has been led by a transitional government since October 2003, when President Charles Taylor resigned and went into exile in Nigeria as part of a deal to end the country's second civil war, and these elections will mark the end of the transition.

Frances Johnson Morris, the chairwoman of the national electoral commission, announced the October 11 date on February 7, 2005. She also said that candidates would have until August 15 to apply to run, and a list of candidates would be published in late August. Campaigning for the elections is scheduled to begin in September 2005. As of February, 18 parties have registered, and more than 30 people are expected to run for president.

These will be Liberia's first elections since a victory by Taylor in the 1997 election.

Reference

  • Reuters, "After 8 Years, Liberia Is to Go to the Polls", February 7, 2005.
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