The head of state, the President of Liberia, is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system, in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round.
The House of Representatives has 73 members, elected to six-year terms by the first-past-the-post method in single-member districts.
The Senate has 30 members, 2 from each county, elected at-large to nine-year terms by the first-past-the-post method.
[2] No candidate won a majority in the first round, with Weah narrowly placing first over opposition leader Joseph Boakai, which meant both advanced to a runoff held on 14 November 2023.
[3][4] Boakai defeated Weah 51% to 49% in the closest runoff in Liberia's electoral history.