Post-Election Liberia is Calm, UN Official Advises Candidate to File Formal Complaints
New York, Nov 10 2005 2:00PM
With Liberia remaining calm after the presidential run-off elections and United Nations peacekeeping troops on full
alert across the country, the top UN official there today advised a disappointed candidate to file complaints officially
with the National Election Commission.
The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Liberia, Alan Doss, met with George Opong Weah, a former world soccer
star, former UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador and now the presidential candidate for the Congress for
Democratic Change (CDC) to discuss the candidate's concerns.
Mr. Doss urged Mr. Weah to file CDC's complaints as soon as possible with Liberia's National Election Commission, which
has the legal responsibility to investigate the matter. He also assured the candidate that the UN would follow events
closely.
The 8 November run-off election pitted Mr. Weah against Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former banker, former UN Development
Programme (UNDP) senior official and now the candidate for the Unity Party.
ENDS