【全非资讯·西非】 利比里亚：Weah确认竞选连任

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前总统George Manneh Weah宣布将在2029年再次竞选总统，这不仅仅是又一次竞选活动的开启。它重新引发了战后利比里亚最具决定性的政治争论之一：他的总统任期是该国民主进程的中断，还是一个值得第二次机会而尚未完成的项目？\n\n更直接地说，这一宣布确保了未来三年将成为一场漫长的较量，不仅关乎现任总统Joseph Nyuma Boakai的执政记录，还关乎Weah本人的政治遗产，甚至关乎前总统Ellen Johnson Sirleaf在2027年将其推上权力宝座的政治过渡中所扮演的备受争议的角色。\n\n在民主变革联盟（CDC）美国大会上对支持者发表讲话时，Weah正式宣布他将再次竞选总统。\n\n在经久不息的掌声中，Weah说：我将成为2029年利比里亚共和国总统选举的候选人，在你们的支持和祝福下，以及在民主变革联盟大会的授权下。\n\n这一宣言结束了几个月来对其政治前途的猜测。这也表明，在选民投票的三年前，利比里亚的下一届总统竞选已经实质性地拉开了序幕。\n\n但与他2017年的首次总统竞选不同，Weah此次是以政绩广为人知的卸任国家元首身份参选。总统Boakai也不是一个未经考验的挑战者。到2029年，利比里亚人将经历过这两届政府，并将能够直接进行对比。\n\n这一现实使得即将到来的选举与以往的竞选有着根本的不同。选民们可能不会在承诺之间做出选择，而是会权衡两种截然不同的执政记录。

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Former President George Manneh Weah's declaration that he will seek the presidency again in 2029 is more than the opening of another election campaign. It reopens one of the defining political debates of post-war Liberia: Was his presidency an interruption in the country's democratic progress or an unfinished project deserving of a second chance?

More immediately, the announcement ensures that the next three years will become an extended contest not only over President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's record in office, but also over Weah's own legacy--and even over former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's controversial role in the political transition that brought him to power in 2017.

Speaking before supporters at the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) USA Convention, Weah formally declared that he would once again seek the presidency.

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"I will be a candidate in 2029... for the Presidency of the Republic of Liberia in 2029, with your support and blessings, and the mandate of the Congress of the Congress for Democratic Change," Weah said to sustained applause.

The declaration ends months of speculation about his political future. It also signals that Liberia's next presidential race has effectively begun more than three years before voters are due to cast their ballots.

But unlike his first presidential bid in 2017, Weah enters this race as a former head of state whose record is well known. Nor is President Boakai an untested challenger. By 2029, Liberians will have experienced both administrations and will be in a position to compare them directly.

That reality makes the coming election fundamentally different from previous contests. Rather than choosing between promises, voters are likely to weigh two contrasting records of governance.

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