Liberia Election: Boakai Close To Victory Over Weah

Former Vice President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, was marginally ahead of the incumbent President, George Weah, in the race for the Liberian presidency.

Naija News gathered that results published on Friday by the Electoral Commission showed that over 99 per cent of polling stations have submitted their results.

According to the Commission President, Davidetta Browne Lansanah, Boakai had garnered 50.89 per cent of votes cast, with Weah on 49.11 per cent after over 99.5 per cent of the polling stations had been tallied.

Final results from 25 polling stations were suspended, meaning an unknown number of votes still have to be counted.

But in a chat with AFP, political expert Abdullah Kiatamba said it looked almost impossible for former football great Weah to make up the gap.

He said: “The reality at this moment is that given the numbers it is impossible to reverse the gain.

“To do so it means the CDC (Weah’s party) will need to win numbers that are four or five times the current trend.”