One step closer: Weah supporters celebrating at the party headquarters in Monrovia following the announcement of the partial results of country’s presidential elections. — AFP
FOOTBALLER George Weah is leading incumbent vice-president Joseph Boakai in Liberia’s presidential polls, according to early reports.
Preliminary results show that Weah has 39% and Boakai has 30% of the votes, ahead of a host of 18 minor candidates. As a 50% majority is required, this means that a second round run-off between the two is all but certain next month.
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