Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Liberian Unity Party was re-elected following a run-off election that sparked violence between police and members of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party . . . Sirleaf shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting nonviolent political change and women’s rights . . . Winston Tubman, the CDC candidate, withdrew from the run-off election at the last minute alleging fraud and called for mass rallies in Monrovia to protest the election . . . International observers reported that the elections were fair and transparent, however low voter turnout of 37.4% was less than half the levels that voted in the first round of the elections in October . . . the new Peace and Reconciliation Initiative is set to be led by 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee and begin on November 29 . . . Tubman’s withdrawal from the election and his allegations of fraud bode poorly for Liberia . . . his behavior and the low voter turnout makes reconciliation efforts much more difficult and could hamper Sirleaf’s decision to focus on reform and ending corruption during her second term.