Liberian general election, 2017
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The Liberian general election, 2017 was the national vote in which former football star George Weah was elected president, marking the first democratic transfer of power between two elected leaders in Liberia since 1944.
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| Liberian general election, 2017 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Liberian general election, 2017 Context triple: [Liberian general election, 2011, followedBy, Liberian general election, 2017]
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Liberian general election, 2011
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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Liberian general election, 2005
The Liberian general election of 2005 was the landmark post-civil war vote that brought Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to the presidency of Liberia.
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1997 Liberian general election
The 1997 Liberian general election was a pivotal post-civil war vote that brought former rebel leader Charles Taylor to the presidency, marking a controversial transition from conflict to nominal democratic rule.
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National Elections Commission of Liberia
The National Elections Commission of Liberia is the independent governmental body responsible for organizing, supervising, and regulating elections and referenda throughout Liberia.
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Libyan presidential election
The Libyan presidential election is a planned national vote intended to choose Libya’s head of state as part of the country’s post-civil war political transition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Liberian general election, 2017 Target entity description: The Liberian general election, 2017 was the national vote in which former football star George Weah was elected president, marking the first democratic transfer of power between two elected leaders in Liberia since 1944.
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A.
Liberian general election, 2011
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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B.
Liberian general election, 2005
The Liberian general election of 2005 was the landmark post-civil war vote that brought Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, to the presidency of Liberia.
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C.
1997 Liberian general election
The 1997 Liberian general election was a pivotal post-civil war vote that brought former rebel leader Charles Taylor to the presidency, marking a controversial transition from conflict to nominal democratic rule.
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D.
National Elections Commission of Liberia
The National Elections Commission of Liberia is the independent governmental body responsible for organizing, supervising, and regulating elections and referenda throughout Liberia.
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E.
Libyan presidential election
The Libyan presidential election is a planned national vote intended to choose Libya’s head of state as part of the country’s post-civil war political transition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
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national election ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| defeatedCandidate | Joseph Boakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedOffice | President of Liberia ⓘ |
| electedOfficeholder | George Weah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elects |
House of Representatives of Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Liberia ⓘ half of the Senate of Liberia ⓘ |
| firstRoundLeadingCandidate | George Weah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate | Joseph Boakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFirstRoundDate | 2017-10-10 ⓘ |
| hasSecondRoundDate | 2017-12-26 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 2017-10-10 ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentReelectionEligible | no ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentTermLimited | yes ⓘ |
| mainWinner | George Weah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| markedFirstDemocraticTransferSince | 1944 ⓘ |
| nextElection | Liberian general election, 2023 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePresidentialCandidate |
Alexander B. Cummings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benoni Urey NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Brumskine NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPresidentialCandidatesFirstRound | 20 GENERATED ⓘ |
| oversightBody | National Elections Commission of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Liberian legislative elections
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberian presidential elections ⓘ |
| previousElection | Liberian general election, 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForRunoff | no candidate won more than 50 percent in first round ⓘ |
| resultAcceptedByRunnerUp | yes ⓘ |
| runnerUpPoliticalParty | Unity Party (Liberia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundRunnerUp | Joseph Boakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondRoundVoteShareRunnerUp | approximately 38.5 percent ⓘ |
| secondRoundVoteShareWinner | approximately 61.5 percent ⓘ |
| secondRoundWinner | George Weah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first peaceful democratic transfer of power between elected presidents in Liberia since 1944 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfterCivilWar | yes ⓘ |
| typeOfTransferOfPower | democratic transfer between two elected leaders ⓘ |
| votingSystemHouseOfRepresentatives | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| votingSystemPresidential | two-round system ⓘ |
| wasObservedBy |
African Union election observation mission
NERFINISHED
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Carter Center election observation mission NERFINISHED ⓘ ECOWAS election observation mission NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union election observation mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRunoffRequired | yes ⓘ |
| winnerPoliticalParty | Coalition for Democratic Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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