Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai in a Nov. 14 runoff vote. It will be the second time the two politicians face each in a second round of balloting. Back in 2017, Weah ultimately prevailed with 60% of the runoff vote.
MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in the West African nation said Tuesday.
Weah, a former international soccer star, failed to win an absolute majority and took 43.83% of the first roundvote, the commission announced. Boakai led a crowded field of challengers with 43.44%. Weah won that election amid high hopes brought about by his promise to fight poverty and generate infrastructure development. His goal, he had said in 2017, was to push Liberia from a low-income country to a middle-income one.and ensure justice for victims of the country’s civil wars.
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