The National Elections Commission (NEC), has completed a weeklong workshop; assuring government and funding partners of it vibrancy to conduct a well-coordinated and credible elections in 2029.
The exercise, according to a release, was to review how the institution can be strengthened to deliver credible, inclusive, and cost-effective elections in 2029.
On Monday, March 2, the Commission, supported by UNDP through the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP), with funding from the European Union, Sweden and Ireland, convened a high-level workshop.
The event brought together commissioners, senior managers, and technical teams, who revisited recommendations from the 2022 organizational and capacity needs assessment as well as insights from the 2023 observer and lessons-learned reports.
NEC Co-Chairperson, Counsellor Teplah Reeves: “This was not just a compliance exercise; it was a strategic moment of ownership; a chance for the Commission to take charge of its reform agenda, strengthen internal systems, and ensure that recommendations translate into real, measurable change.”
Cllr. Reeves said, the value of honest dialogue, collective responsibility, and institutional discipline, all ingredients essential to deliver elections that can truly represents the country.
EU Representative, Dr. Anna Brzozowska, recalled a recent event where Liberian poets and writers described elections as more than political processes. “They saw them as instruments of national identity, weaving together diverse voices into one collective story.”
Madam Brzozowska, praised the Commission for delivering commendable elections, and reaffirmed the EU’s ongoing commitment, including an upcoming follow-up mission to build on its previous observation work.
On behalf of UNDP and the LESP, Ms. Katherine Green said: “Election management bodies must use the years between elections wisely.
The inter‑election period is where institutional resilience is built.” Ms. Green message added that “2029 may feel far away, but the preparation starts now.”
The workshop was hands-on where participants revisited each recommendation and assessed what they did during the training.
The energy reflected a shared commitment to move beyond reports and transform insights into action and action into impact.
As part of the ongoing comprehensive capacity assessment, the workshop fed real-time insights into a broader institutional review that included document analysis.
The final outcome will be a set of strategic, policy, and technical recommendations designed to help NEC become more effective, more sustainable, and more cost-efficient, so it can continue delivering elections that reinforce national cohesion and democratic governance.
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