Former international footballer will compete against vice-president in race to succeed Ellen Johnson SirleafThe former international footballer George Weah and Liberia’s vice-president,Joseph Boakai, will face a runoff for the country’s presidency on 7 November, and the electoral commission announced on Sunday.
With tallies in from 95.6% of polling stations,Weah took 39% of the votes and Boakai 29.1%, both well short of the 50% barrier required to win outright from the first round of voting held on Tuesday.
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Source: guardian.co.uk