Peaceful Concession Following the 2023 Presidential Runoff
President Weah conceded the 2023 presidential runoff on 17 November, before final certification, after the count showed an insurmountable lead for Joseph Boakai.
Six years of public service, national development and reforms undertaken during the Weah administration from 2018 to 2024.
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President Weah conceded the 2023 presidential runoff on 17 November, before final certification, after the count showed an insurmountable lead for Joseph Boakai.
Liberia's 2023 general elections were the first since UNMIL's departure to be organised solely by Liberian institutions, with international observers positively assessing the administration of election days.
In 2022 Liberia adopted an amended LACC Act, a Whistleblower and Witness Protection framework and a revised Code of Conduct as part of reforms supported under the IMF programme.
Liberia amended its nationality law in 2022 to permit dual citizenship and give Liberian women and men equal rights to transmit nationality to children born abroad.
The Revenue Sharing Law adopted in 2022 created a legal framework for sharing revenues between Liberia's central government and local governments.
President Weah signed Liberia's Domestic Violence Act into law in August 2019 following passage by the Legislature.
Liberia's Kamara Abdullah Kamara Act of Press Freedom entered into force in February 2019, repealing three criminal-speech provisions of the Penal Law.
President Weah signed Liberia's Land Rights Act into law in September 2018 after its passage by the Legislature, creating a landmark statutory framework for customary and other land rights.
President Weah signed the Local Government Act in September 2018, establishing a statutory framework for decentralisation and local governance.