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Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Addme(op): 10:21am On Nov 17, 2023

Liberian opposition leader Joseph Boakai is holding a slight lead in a run-off election with 50.6% of the vote over President George Weah's 49.4% after tallied results from about 87% of polling stations, the West African country's elections commission said on Thursday.

Boakai and Weah emerged neck-and-neck from the first round of voting in October but below the 50% needed to secure an outright victory, leading to a run-off on Nov. 14.

The election has been widely seen as a test of support for former soccer star Weah, 57, who was criticised in his first term by the opposition and Liberia's international partners for not doing enough to tackle corruption.

Boakai, 78, who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, has campaigned on the need to rescue the nation from what he calls mismanagement by Weah's administration.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/liberia-presidential-run-off-oppositions-boakai-maintains-slim-lead-2023-11-16/

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by PlayMaker14: 10:23am On Nov 17, 2023

George Weah should better place a call across to the prolific Manhood Yakubu to assist him....

He is good at dribbling votes to your favour, can also create chance from Nowhere and make you get 1million votes even if your population is 500,000. That's how good he is.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by thesolutions(m): 10:27am On Nov 17, 2023

I hope Liberia wins in the end. enough of all these dependence on foreigners.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by slivertongue: 10:28am On Nov 17, 2023

the table can turn

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by lordm(m): 10:32am On Nov 17, 2023

The opposition will win

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Evidence67: 10:34am On Nov 17, 2023

Okay

Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by chiiraq802(m): 10:44am On Nov 17, 2023

Mk both of them Getat!!!!

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Addme(op): 10:53am On Nov 17, 2023

thesolutions:
I hope Liberia wins in the end. enough of all these dependence on foreigners.

That's what matters. Whether George Weah thing was just emotional support being a legend in Liberia.
Liberia even remains poorer than how he met it.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by omoyankee3: 11:26am On Nov 17, 2023

George Wear should dribble past his opponent

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Manny21: 11:26am On Nov 17, 2023

Boys and men things

Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by BarrElChapo(m): 11:27am On Nov 17, 2023

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by MVLOX(m): 11:27am On Nov 17, 2023

Real and proper election

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Macdeey: 11:27am On Nov 17, 2023

Inconclusive grin

Yakubu..... Right now

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Mopolchi: 11:27am On Nov 17, 2023

Weah should call tinubu for secret

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Ekakamba: 11:28am On Nov 17, 2023

According to some Liberians, Weah no try at all.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by callmevirus(m): 11:28am On Nov 17, 2023

Nothing concern me but E dey mind

Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by NaijaGoBetter2(m): 11:29am On Nov 17, 2023

Election is like

*When you belong to a winning team the election is free and fair

*When your part loses it's rig and malpractice

*When APC lost the Osun/Edo election to PDP Dino turned himself into a Musician and praised the election process

*When he lost Kogi to APC the music changed.

It's like this in many parts of the world, there must be a winner and a loser.

If you don't win today you can win another day..... Stop the bitterness

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by aikyg(m): 11:29am On Nov 17, 2023

ELLU P!

Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by SoNature(m): 11:29am On Nov 17, 2023*

Nigeria has to learn everything from all the countries of the world, including how to run a transparent election.

Perhaps the only thing other countries can learn from our leaders is how to loot their countries with reckless abandon!

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by david22uu(m): 11:30am On Nov 17, 2023

Just call our INEC guys and you will win .. simple

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Femston: 11:31am On Nov 17, 2023

There's something we're yet to discover in world politics and it's correlation to older men and the young generation. That's my next thesis/research topic

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by oluwaseyi0: 11:31am On Nov 17, 2023

They are giving George Weah a run for his money

You are president of Liberia while your son is playing for USA team

How will you elicit loyalty among your countrymen

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by duduade(m): 11:31am On Nov 17, 2023

lordm:
The opposition will win

So in 2017 the Presidential candidate was 78

This is 2023 he will be how old now

Africa is gone

Walahi

Loooool

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by phkka1(m): 11:32am On Nov 17, 2023

Good they have a country that has rule of law. I wish them success in the final election.

Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Classicalman(m): 11:32am On Nov 17, 2023

President Weah should recruit Yakubu at once, if he wishes to win.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Triplerg: 11:32am On Nov 17, 2023

Small Liberia is showing us how democracy is run.

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Re: Liberia Presidential Run-off: Opposition's Boakai Maintains Slim Lead by Zxcvbnmghtr: 11:33am On Nov 17, 2023

PlayMaker14:
George Weah should better place a call across to the prolific Manhood Yakubu to assist him....

He is good at dribbling votes to your favour, can also create chance from Nowhere and make you get 1million votes even if your population is 500,000. That's how good he is.

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