President Taylor handed over his presidential power to Vice President Moses Blah on 11 August 2003 in accordance with the peace agreement’s stipulations.
The National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) was inaugurated on 14 October 2003. The positions in the cabinet were allocated in accordance with the peace agreement. The Chairman of the NTGL rejected three of the candidates that the LURD nominated for positions in the cabinet. This led to a crisis when the LURD threatened to abandon the peace process. New submissions were subsequently accepted. In total, 58/67 of the legislative seats had been filled by December and the NTGL’s legislative assembly had approved of 16 of the nominations for senior government positions.
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The post-conflict elections in 2005 moved Liberia from a transitional to a normalized political process. This suggests that the ceasefire provision of the agreement was respected.
The first round of elections was held on the scheduled date of 11 October 2005. These elections were held for candidates vying for seats in the Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the candidates running for President. In the elections, “22 registered political parties, two alliances and one coalition, which put forward some 205 Senate and 513 House of Representatives candidates, and the 22 presidential candidates, with their running mates, conducted their political campaigns in a generally peaceful manner.” This was a significant post-conflict development in Liberia.
The post-conflict elections in 2005 moved Liberia from a transitional to a normalized political process. This suggests that there were no reports of any major ceasefire violations.
The terms of the ceasefire were generally upheld, though sporadic violations occurred around Monrovia that involved the continued harassment of civilians. Though LURD and MODEL were slow to provide information regarding the lists and locations of combatants and military equipment to the JMC, the disarmament and demobilization of forces was completed on 31 October 2004. At this time, the JMC had fulfilled its mandate, after having met a total of 14 times during the year to monitor the compliance with the ceasefire agreement.
