Weah to face Boakai in runoff for Liberian presidency.
The former ballon d'or winner George Weah and Liberia’s vice-president, Joseph Boakai, will face a runoff for the country’s presidency on 7 November, the electoral commission announced on Sunday.
With tallies in from 95.6% of polling stations, Weah leads with 39% of the votes and Boakai 29.1%, both not reaching 50% barrier required to win straight from the first round of voting held on Tuesday.
Whoever wins the runoff will replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state, who is stepping down as president after a maximum of two terms.
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