MONROVIA, Jan. 16 -- The National Legislature has acquired new leadership characterized by a diversity that divides political control over the lower and upper houses. The outgoing party, Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), took hold of the House of Representatives by winning both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions, in addition to having the majority members there. In the Senate, Unity Party-backed Senator Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence secured the President Pro-Tempore position on a white ballot.

By Lennart Dodoo, Gerald Koinyeneh and Obediah Johnson

In the Speaker election, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa who served as Deputy Speaker of the 54th Legislature secured 36 votes out of a total of 67, effectively positioning him as the leader of th...