GBARNGA, April 7 -- The Chairman of the opposition National Patriotic Party (NPP), George S. Mulbah, has come out strongly in support of the nomination of Cllr. Jonathan Weedor as Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC).

By Selma Lomax, selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com 

Mulbah asserted that President Joseph Boakai acted within the confines of the law and democratic norms. Mulbah described the ongoing backlash from opposition parties as politically motivated, stressing that Liberia's democratic institutions must not be undermined by what he termed "selective interpretations" of neutrality.

Cllr. Weedor's nomination has, however, ignited debate, with major opposition institutions raising alarm over his perceived pol...