Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 3 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Partly Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 5.23 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 93 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: 6 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Democracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
| Last Presidential Election | 2017 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2023 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, six-year terms. |
| System of appointment to legislature |
Lower Chamber: single-member districts elected through first past the post system. Upper Chamber: |
| Last Legislative Election |
2017 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2023 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower Chamber: 73
Upper Chamber: 30 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | No |
Results
| Last presidential election (2017) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| George Weah | 38.40 | 61.5 |
| Joseph Boakai | 28.80 | 38.5 |
| Charles Brumskine | 9.60 | |
| Prince Johnson | 8.20 | |
| Alexander B. Cummings | 7.20 | |
| Benoni Urey | 1.60 | |
| Joseph Mills Jones | 0.80 | |
| MacDella Cooper | 0.70 | |
| Henry Fahnbulleh | 0.70 | |
| Oscar Cooper | 0.70 | |
| MacDonald Wento | 0.60 | |
| Simeon Freeman | 0.40 | |
| Isaac Wiles | 0.40 | |
| Aloysius Kpadeh | 0.4 | |
| Kennedy Sandy | 0.3 | |
| George Dweh | 0.3 | |
| William Tuider | 0.3 | |
| Jeremiah Whapoe | 0.3 | |
| Yarkpajuwur Mator | 0.1 | |
| Wendell McIntosh | 0.1 | |
| Last House of representatives’ election (2017) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC–NPP–LPDP) | 15.57 | 21 |
| Unity Party | 14.32 | 20.0 |
| Liberty Party | 8.57 | 3.0 |
| Alternative National Congress | 6.07 | 0.0 |
| People’s Unification Party | 5.87 | 5.0 |
| All Liberian Party | 5 | 3.0 |
| Movement for Economic Empowerment | 3.85 | 1.0 |
| Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction | 3.69 | 2.0 |
| Coalition for Liberia’s Progress | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Liberia Transformation Party | 3.22 | 1 |
| United People’s Party | 3.08 | 1 |
| Victory for Change Party | 1.84 | 1 |
| Liberian People’s Party | 1.58 | 1 |
| Vision for Liberia Transformation | 1.39 | 0 |
| Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia | 1.34 | 0 |
| Liberia National Union | 1.31 | 1 |
| Movement for Progressive Change | 1.3 | 0 |
| True Whig Party | 0.96 | 0 |
| Liberia Restoration Party | 0.76 | 0 |
| Democratic Justice Party | 0.48 | 0 |
| Change Democratic Action | 0.47 | 0 |
| Redemption Democratic Congress | 0.37 | 0 |
| Liberians for Prosperity | 0.04 | 0 |
| New Liberia Party | 0.03 | 0 |
| Independents | 15.59 | 13 |