Africa News of Thursday, 16 November 2023
Source: bbc.com
Liberia run-off poll results point to tight race
Liberia's electoral body is expected to announce the final results within 15 days of the voting date
Initial results from the presidential run-off election in Liberia point to an extremely tight race.
With almost a quarter of the results in, President George Weah has 49% of the votes, just behind the opposition's Joseph Boakai who has over 50%.
In the first round, both men were also neck and neck - with the third placed candidate securing just 2% of the vote.
Neither President Weah nor Mr Boakai achieved more than 50% of the vote in the first round of the election, triggering the run-off.
The same two candidates also faced each other in the 2017 election, which ended in a run-off comfortably won by President Weah.
The final run-off results are expected to be released within 15 days of the 14 November polling date.
Liberia is still struggling with the long-term impact of civil wars and the economic fall-out from the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.
