Liberians to Pick Between Weah and Boakai in Nov. 14 Runoff Vote

Living costs surge has eroded support for the incumbent
November 14 runoff will be a repeat of the 2017 contest

A women casts her ballot at a voting station in Monrovia, Liberia on October 10. — A women casts her ballot at a voting station in Monrovia, Liberia on October 10.
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By Katarina Hoije and Festus Poquie

October 24, 2023 at 1:40 PM EDT

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Liberian leader George Weah and Joseph Boakai, a former vice president, will contest a runoff election on Nov. 14 after this month’s vote failed to produce an outright winner of the nation’s top job.

Weah, 57, and Baokai, 78, garnered the most support of the 20 candidates who contested the first round but neither secured a majority, results released by the National Elections Commission showed.