Boakai received with solely a 20,567-vote margin.
Monrovia:
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia’s presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the Nationwide Electoral Fee (NEC) stated after finishing the poll depend.
Boakai received with 50.64 % of the vote, in opposition to 49.36 % of the vote for former worldwide soccer star Weah, Davidetta Browne Lansanah, president of the fee, instructed reporters.
Boakai received with solely a 20,567-vote margin.
Weah, nevertheless, already conceded defeat on Friday night, based mostly on the outcomes of greater than 99.98 % of the polling stations.
Nevertheless, fee head stated that on Friday it had acquired two appeals from Weah’s social gathering regarding the conduct of the election in Nimba County.
The fee has 30 days to analyze and attain a call, she stated.
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