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| Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
Liberia's President Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf has rejected her expulsion from the governing party as illegal,
saying she will appeal the decision.
Associated
Press report continues:
The
Unity Party's executive committee voted Saturday to expel the 79-year-old
president, accusing her of violating the party's constitution by refusing to
support Vice President Joseph Boakai in elections. Boakai lost to soccer star
George Weah in a Dec. 26 runoff vote.
Sirleaf
has denied accusations she supported Weah.
Information
Minister Eugene Nagbe, speaking for the president, on Tuesday said her
expulsion from the party was illegal. He said a small fraction of the party's
executive committee instituted the action and didn't follow the party
constitution.
He said Sirleaf will urge the party to reverse its decision to expel her after Weah's inauguration on Jan. 22.
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