The Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) conducted a nationwide survey in May 2022 to gain a better understanding of the experiences of women’s, participation in political and elect
The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced that it will be rolling out Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) for use during the upcoming 2023 General Election. This, according to the NEC
The Liberian electoral architecture is evolving. Like in most countries in the region, the government has seen incremental changes to the electoral laws over the years. This has helped align
Monrovia, Liberia: The Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) recognizes the tremendous and proactive steps the Liberia Senate has taken to act on draft amendments to the New Elections
Eligible Liberians in four districts in Bomi, Bong, Grand Gedeh and Nimba counties went to the polls on November 16, 2021 in by-elections to elect representatives to fill vacant seats in the
The extent of this current legislative monitoring report focuses on plenary attendance at the House of Representatives and the Senate; lawmakers’ actual participation in plenary; communica
Following the 2017 elections, the 8th of December 2020 Special Senatorial Election (SSE) and Referendum and the November 2021 Legislative elections, several recommendations were made by inte
Political actors continue to increase the use of social media in spreading their messages. A recent LEON survey found that over half of people living in urban areas of the country use Facebo
LEON has been conducting Social Media monitoring of 51 key Facebook sites of politicians, commentators and government entities since March 2020. Sites are monitored for their own content but
October 2020: LEON’s survey of 4,356 randomly selected young people across Liberia and found that lack of employment opportunities was linked to education attained, and this also influence