Dec 28, 2017: Former soccer star George Weah has been declared winner of Liberia’s presidential runoff vote held on December 26.
According to the National Elections Commission (NEC) Weah, 51, had garnered 61% of valid votes cast from 98.1% of votes tallied. He is officially president elect and will take over from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
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