The Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON)1 provides the following statement on its initial
findings during observation of voting and the closing of polls during the 2023 presidential and
legislative elections. The observations focused primarily on the adherence to procedures stipulated
by the National Elections Commission (NEC). This post-election statement follows and updates
LEON’s mid-day statement on its findings from the opening of polls around the country.
During the 2023 national election, LEON deployed 73 long-term observers (LTOs) and 53 field
coordinators to supervise and support observations from 904 short-term observers (STOs) at a
statistically relevant sample of designated polling pla