▁by ▁the ▁National ▁E lections ▁Commission ▁( NE C ) ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁elections ▁to ▁be ▁run ▁entirely ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁security ▁forces ▁since ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁wars ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁system ▁The ▁President ▁is ▁elected ▁using ▁the ▁two - round ▁system , ▁whilst ▁the ▁ 7 3 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁voting ▁in ▁single - member ▁constitu encies . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁Inc umb ent ▁President ▁Ellen ▁Johnson ▁Sir leaf , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁was ▁constitution ally ▁bar red ▁from ▁running ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁term ; ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁therefore ▁to ▁choose ▁her ▁successor . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Bo ak ai , ▁Vice ▁President ▁since ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Charles ▁Br um sk ine , ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Party ▁and ▁former ▁President ▁Pro ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Mac D ella ▁Cooper , ▁phil anth rop ist ▁Alexander ▁B . ▁C umm ings , ▁former ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Administr ative ▁Officer ▁of ▁C oca - Col a ▁Prince ▁Y orm ie ▁Johnson , ▁former ▁re bel ▁leader ▁Joseph ▁M ills ▁Jones , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Emp ower ment ▁and ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁Richard ▁Miller , ▁business man ▁Ben oni ▁U rey , ▁business man ▁George ▁We ah , ▁former ▁footballer ▁who ▁was