2005 Liberian general election (original) (raw)
General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November. The presidency and all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The elections were the first held since 1997 and marked the end of the political transition following the second civil war, having been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2004. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister, won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006.
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| dbo:abstract | General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November. The presidency and all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The elections were the first held since 1997 and marked the end of the political transition following the second civil war, having been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2004. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister, won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006. (en) Las elecciones generales de Liberia de 2005 se celebraron el 11 de octubre de 2005, para escoger al Presidente de la República y a la y el de la . Fueron las primeras elecciones desde 1997 y el punto culminante de la transición democrática del país tras la Guerra Civil Liberiana. Ninguno de los candidatos presidenciales logró obtener mayoría absoluta en primera vuelta, debiendo realizarse una segunda vuelta el 8 de noviembre, entre George Weah, del Congreso para el Cambio Democrático, que había obtenido mayoría simple, y Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, del Partido de la Unidad. El resultado fue una sorpresiva victoria para Johnson-Sirleaf, que se convirtió en la primera mujer en ser elegida democráticamente como jefa de estado de un país africano. (es) Une élection présidentielle a eu lieu au Liberia le 11 octobre 2005, le même jour que des élections parlementaires. Le pays est alors dirigé par un gouvernement de transition depuis octobre 2003, lequel a été instauré à la suite de la démission, puis de l'exil du président Charles Taylor en août 2003, qui faisait partie d'un accord pour mettre un terme à la deuxième guerre civile du pays. Ces élections marqueront la fin du gouvernement transitionnel. (fr) Le elezioni generali in Liberia del 2005 si tennero l'11 ottobre (primo turno) e l'8 novembre (secondo turno) per l'elezione del Presidente e il rinnovo del Parlamento ( e ). (it) De algemene verkiezingen in Liberia van 2005 vonden op 11 oktober (eerste ronde) en 8 november (tweede ronde) plaats. De verkiezingen van 2005 markeerden het einde van de overgangsperiode na de Tweede Liberiaanse Burgeroorlog. De verkiezingen behelsden de verkiezing van een nieuw parlement en een nieuwe president. De parlementsverkiezingen vonden op 8 november plaats en daarbij werd het de grootste in het Huis van Afgevaardigden met 15 zetels; in de Senaat werd de met 7 zetels de grootste. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Unity Party) en George Weah kregen bij de presidentsverkiezingen de meeste stemmen; geen van hen kreeg echter de benodigde meerderheid, waardoor een tweede ronde noodzakelijk was. Deze tweede ronde vond op 8 november plaats en werd gewonnen door Ellen Sirleaf Johnson - zij kreeg 59,4% van de stemmen, Weah kreeg 40,6% van de stemmen -, en zij werd op 16 januari 2006 beëdigd als president van de republiek. Zij werd daarmee de eerste gekozen vrouwelijke president van het land. (nl) Wybory generalne w Liberii w 2005 roku odbyły się 11 października, z drugą turą wyborów prezydenckich 8 listopada. Elekcje oznaczały koniec okresu transformacyjnego oraz w Liberii. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, była minister finansów oraz pracownica Banku Światowego, wygrała wybory i została pierwszym, demokratycznie wybranym prezydentem-kobietą w historii afrykańskiego kontynentu. (pl) 2005年利比里亚大选在10月11日举行，為利比里亚内战後的首次大選，选出和全部席位。总统选举在11月8日举行，其中主要的候選人包括布鲁斯金、瑟利夫、马萨基奥、薛曼、杜伯曼和维阿。前世界银行职员、利比里亚财政部长埃伦·约翰逊-瑟利夫赢得总统选举，2006年1月16日就职，成为非洲首位女性国家元首。 (zh) |
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| rdfs:comment | General elections were held in Liberia on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November. The presidency and all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The elections were the first held since 1997 and marked the end of the political transition following the second civil war, having been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2004. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister, won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006. (en) Las elecciones generales de Liberia de 2005 se celebraron el 11 de octubre de 2005, para escoger al Presidente de la República y a la y el de la . Fueron las primeras elecciones desde 1997 y el punto culminante de la transición democrática del país tras la Guerra Civil Liberiana. Ninguno de los candidatos presidenciales logró obtener mayoría absoluta en primera vuelta, debiendo realizarse una segunda vuelta el 8 de noviembre, entre George Weah, del Congreso para el Cambio Democrático, que había obtenido mayoría simple, y Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, del Partido de la Unidad. El resultado fue una sorpresiva victoria para Johnson-Sirleaf, que se convirtió en la primera mujer en ser elegida democráticamente como jefa de estado de un país africano. (es) Une élection présidentielle a eu lieu au Liberia le 11 octobre 2005, le même jour que des élections parlementaires. Le pays est alors dirigé par un gouvernement de transition depuis octobre 2003, lequel a été instauré à la suite de la démission, puis de l'exil du président Charles Taylor en août 2003, qui faisait partie d'un accord pour mettre un terme à la deuxième guerre civile du pays. Ces élections marqueront la fin du gouvernement transitionnel. (fr) Le elezioni generali in Liberia del 2005 si tennero l'11 ottobre (primo turno) e l'8 novembre (secondo turno) per l'elezione del Presidente e il rinnovo del Parlamento ( e ). (it) Wybory generalne w Liberii w 2005 roku odbyły się 11 października, z drugą turą wyborów prezydenckich 8 listopada. Elekcje oznaczały koniec okresu transformacyjnego oraz w Liberii. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, była minister finansów oraz pracownica Banku Światowego, wygrała wybory i została pierwszym, demokratycznie wybranym prezydentem-kobietą w historii afrykańskiego kontynentu. (pl) 2005年利比里亚大选在10月11日举行，為利比里亚内战後的首次大選，选出和全部席位。总统选举在11月8日举行，其中主要的候選人包括布鲁斯金、瑟利夫、马萨基奥、薛曼、杜伯曼和维阿。前世界银行职员、利比里亚财政部长埃伦·约翰逊-瑟利夫赢得总统选举，2006年1月16日就职，成为非洲首位女性国家元首。 (zh) De algemene verkiezingen in Liberia van 2005 vonden op 11 oktober (eerste ronde) en 8 november (tweede ronde) plaats. De verkiezingen van 2005 markeerden het einde van de overgangsperiode na de Tweede Liberiaanse Burgeroorlog. De verkiezingen behelsden de verkiezing van een nieuw parlement en een nieuwe president. De parlementsverkiezingen vonden op 8 november plaats en daarbij werd het de grootste in het Huis van Afgevaardigden met 15 zetels; in de Senaat werd de met 7 zetels de grootste. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Unity Party) en George Weah kregen bij de presidentsverkiezingen de meeste stemmen; geen van hen kreeg echter de benodigde meerderheid, waardoor een tweede ronde noodzakelijk was. Deze tweede ronde vond op 8 november plaats en werd gewonnen door Ellen Sirleaf Johnson - zij kre (nl) |
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