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Liberia parliament speaker addresses press as he quits after lawmakers' standoff / 46EJ8ZP
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Liberia's House of Representatives speaker addresses members of the press as he stepped down within the chamber, stoking a serious political crisis. Last October, 47 representatives voted for Jonathan Fonati Koffa to be impeached over accusations of poor governance, corruption and conflicts of interest. But he held on as the constitution required two-thirds of the House to vote him out, leading to a crisis of leadership as their bid fell just short. "Our choice was to either go tomorrow to the Capitol to have a repeat of some sort of violence or to avoid that," says Koffa. SOUNDBITES