At least one person was killed on Monday during protests a day before Liberia is to hold its presidential runoff elections, according to media reports.
In the capital, Monrovia, police and opposition protesters fired shots at one another during a mass rally, reports Africa Review.
The clashes come as the United Nations Security Council urged both the opposition and the government to refrain from violence before the runoff elections.
“Regardless of your political views, I appeal to all Liberians to say no to violence on election day,” said Ellen Margrethe Loj, the head of the U.N. Mission in Liberia.
Winston Tubman, who is looking to oust President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, called for his supporters to boycott the elections.
“Peaceful, credible, and transparent elections are important to ensure that the peace in Liberia is maintained,” Loj added.
Despite the violence, Sirleaf will likely come out as the winner during the runoff election, reported Reuters. During the first round, she got almost 44 percent of the vote last month.
Tubman, who received 33 percent last month, alleges that the government tampered with the election results. “Something was done to the figures, they were doctored, they were changed, they were altered. That is our belief,” he told the news agency on Sunday.
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