Liberia, April 3 -- The Europe Chapter of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has called on the Liberian Senate to reject the nomination of Jonathan K. Weedor as Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), citing concerns over partisanship and threats to the integrity of Liberia's institutions.

In a statement signed by Roland King, Secretary General of CDC Europe Chapter Brussels, Belgium said its position is not rooted in political rivalry but in what it described as "constitutional uprightness and institutional independence."

The group accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of contradicting his own 2022 commitment to ensuring a "competent and partisan-free NEC."

At the time, Boakai-then a presidential candidate-publicly...