“It is great day for Liberia - a test day for democracy,” said Boakai after casting his vote in Paynesville. Tuesday’s poll follows a month of political tensions fuelled by claims that the first-round poll was rigged in Weah’s favour. Weah, world footballer of the year in 1995, won with 38 percent versus Boakai’s 29 percent. Boakai’s ruling Unity Party had accused Johnson Sirleaf, who is herself a member of the party, of interfering in the October vote by holding private meetings with election magistrates. Boakai has found it harder to convince voters that he will bring change, given that he worked alongside Johnson Sirleaf for 12 years.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2017 13:07 UTC