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Monrovia. – With almost all votes counted in Liberia’s election, President George Weah and his main rival Joseph Boakai are still running neck and neck, meaning they are set for a run-off.
Mr Weah currently has 43.8 percent of the vote with Boakai on 43.5 percent, provisional results show.
A candidate needs more than 50 percent of the vote to be declared the winner.
The 10 October election was Liberia’s closest presidential race since a civil war ended two decades ago.
The election commission released the latest results after votes had been counted in more than 98 percent of polling stations, giving Mr Weah a slim lead of 5 456 votes.
Voting is set to be repeated in some parts of Sinoe, Nimba and Montserrado counties tomorrow after ballots were tampered with by unknown people, the commission said. None of the 18 other presidential candidates received more than 3 percent in the first round, and the two main candidates are likely to seek their endorsement, as each vote will count in a run-off. – BBC.com
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