Liberia’s Supreme Court upheld the results of October’s first-round presidential elections, paving way for a runoff expected to bring the West African nation’s first democratic transfer of power since 1944. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed claims of widespread fraud by the third-place finisher of the Oct. 10 presidential election. Former soccer star George Weah won 39% of the vote, ahead of Joseph Nyumah Boakai, the deputy of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who gained 29%.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 07, 2017 19:32 UTC