Young people aged 18-32 years constitute 55% of the 1,903,229 registered voters in Liberia currently. Against this backdrop, 500 young voters from across Montserrado County will participate in a one-day inter-party youth debate series on topical national policy issues including land reform and education at the University of Liberia main campus on Capitol Hill on January 20, 2017 at 12:00 noon. The inter-party debates series will enable young people access the manifestos of these political parties on what young people care about most and how the various political parties manifestos affect young people who constitute greater portion of the voting population to inspire their choice for vote. Speakers will include representatives from the political parties’ youth congresses. The US Based International Campaign Fellow and the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Regional Coordinator, Clarence Jackson will moderate the first debate series.

Source: GNN Liberia January 19, 2017 21:48 UTC