Liberians Vote in Run-Off Presidential Election

26 December 2017

Liberia is holding a presidential run-off pitting former football legend George Weah against Vice President Joseph Boakai. The polls pave the way for the first peaceful transfer of presidential power since 1944.

Liberians went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a successor to Nobel Peace laureate President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 72, Africa's first female head of state, who is retiring after two six-year terms.

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