Liberia: Former rebel leader to run for president

The leader of Liberia’s one-time main rebel group, Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) Sekou Conneh, told IRIN on Wednesday that under pressure from former fighters, he will stand as president in landmark October polls. “My former fighters in LURD and other supporters from across Liberia have put me under pressure to stand as a presidential candidate. They said they would support me to the fullest, because they want me to be president so as to better cater to them in the future,” Conneh said.