Liberia votes as President George Weah eyes second term | News

by Press Room


Former footballer seeks re-election amid corruption allegations and economic hardship in West African country.

Liberians are voting on whether to return football icon George Weah to the presidency, with peace and the economy among voters’ top concerns.

Hundreds of people had gathered at polling stations in the capital, Monrovia, early on Tuesday morning ahead of the start of voting at 08:00 GMT.

The main political parties have pledged that the presidential and legislative elections in the West African country will pass off peacefully.

However, the deaths of three people last month during…



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