— President-elect Boakai declares as NEC certificates him and Koung as the winning presidential ticketPresident-elect Joseph Nyumah-Boakai has assured the Liberian people that their votes will not go in vain, promising to make Liberia a different country under his leadership. With the official certification of his victory in the November 2023 Presidential run-off election, President-elect Boakai stated, “We want to renew our commitment to our people. I pledge that Liberia will be a different country under my leadership. “We want to thank our political adversaries and particularly President Weah, who conceded even before the last vote was counted. By this certification, I pledge that Liberia will be different under my leadership.”In the 2023 elections, President-elect Boakai emerged victorious, defeating incumbent President George Weah by a narrow margin of 50.1% to 49%, restricting Weah to a single-term presidency.
