Date 20 December 2014 | ||
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Senate elections were held in Liberia on 20 December 2014, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.
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Background
The elections were originally scheduled to be held on 14 October 2014, as defined by the constitution. However, they were postponed until 16 December due to the Ebola epidemic. Shortly before 16 December, they were postponed again until 20 December.
Campaign
In early December President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf banned political rallies, claiming that they could cause the Ebola virus to spread.
A total of 139 candidates ran for the 15 seats, including former footballer George Weah. Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.
References
Liberian Senate election, 2014 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA