This preliminary statement is offered by the National Democratic Institute's (NDI) election observer delegation for Liberia's 2017 presidential and legislative elections. The purpose of the mission is to support Liberia's efforts to conduct peaceful, credible polls; impartially and accurately assess the electoral process to date; and offer recommendations to improve future elections. In partnership with the West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON), this mission is part of NDI's comprehensive international election observation effort, which has been observing the country's electoral process since February 2017. This statement builds on two pre-election assessment missions in February and September 2017, as well as the findings and contributions of the mission's four in-country analysts and six long-term observers who have been deployed across the country since June. Please follow link to download the full statement.
The West Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) is collaborating with the Washington DC-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) to participate in the upcoming general elections in Liberia, scheduled for October 10, 2017. Through NDI, WAEON will contribute to NDI International Observation Mission for the elections.
