Liberia’s Run-off election to determine the successor of Africa’s first female President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf finally kicked off Tuesday morning with indications of low voter’s turnout. George Stewart reports
Voters at polling centers loosely formed queues, while some were not interested in the process. A group of young men opted to vote later in the day. They stood around the polling center identifying their names on displayed voter rolls at the Duahzon Public School Building in Margibi County. Officially, polls closed at 6pm local time, enabling electoral officials to tally votes and conclude the process early in the evening.
A taxicab driver only known as David is committed to fully running traffic without any plan to vote. He said even the voting day added to the fatigue of Christmas makes it uncertain for him to get his day’s report. “The hustle already hard, then their voting business makes things harder”, David said as he drove on.
Liberia: Low turnout in decisive re-run presidential election
