Liberian general election, 2011

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The Liberian general election of 2011 was a national vote in which incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sought and won re-election amid post-civil war reconstruction and democratic consolidation efforts.

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instanceOf general election
national election
boycott runoff boycotted by Winston Tubman
capitalCityPolling Monrovia
conflictBackground Second Liberian Civil War
context democratic consolidation in Liberia
post-civil war reconstruction in Liberia
country Liberia
electoralSystemLegislative first-past-the-post voting
electoralSystemPresidential two-round system
firstRoundDate 2011-10-11
followedBy Liberian general election, 2017
hasPart 2011 Liberian legislative elections
Liberian general election, 2011 self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2011 Liberian presidential election
includesOffice House of Representatives of Liberia
President of Liberia
Senate of Liberia
incumbentPresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
internationalObservers African Union
Carter Center
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

European Union
location Liberia
surface form: Republic of Liberia
mainOppositionCoalition Congress for Democratic Change–National Patriotic Party–Liberia People’s Party alliance
mainOppositionParty Congress for Democratic Change
mainPresidentialCandidate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Prince Johnson
Winston Tubman
notableOutcome re-election of Africa’s first elected female head of state
numberOfPresidentialRounds 2
officeContested 15 Senate seats of Liberia
73 seats in the House of Representatives of Liberia
President of Liberia
oversightBody National Elections Commission of Liberia
precededBy Liberian general election, 2005
presidentialRunoffCandidates Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Winston Tubman
presidentialWinnerParty Unity Party (Liberia)
resultCharacterizationByObservers generally free and fair
secondRoundDate 2011-11-08
securityContext United Nations Mission in Liberia presence
startDate 2011-10-11
termOfElectedPresident 2012–2018
typeOfGovernmentChosen presidential representative democratic republic
votingEligibility universal adult suffrage
winnerPresidentialElection Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf participantIn Liberian general election, 2011
Liberian general election, 2005 followedBy Liberian general election, 2011
Liberian general election, 2011 hasPart Liberian general election, 2011 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2011 Liberian presidential election