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Soccer star Weah leads most counties in Liberia presidential election vote
Former soccer star George Weah leads in partial presidential election results in 11 of Liberia’s 15 counties, the electoral commission said on Thursday, after a vote meant to bring about the country’s first democratic transfer of power in decades.
Early results from Tuesday’s poll read to reporters by the commission’s chairman left Weah’s camp confident he would win the outright majority he needs to avoid a run-off, even though most counties had reported tallies from less than a third of polling stations.
The other favourite in the 20-candidate field, Vice-President Joseph Boakai, led in just one county, although he was running in second in most others.
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The final results must be announced by Oct. 25 and a run-off will be held next month if no one has won a majority.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-liberia-election/soccer-star-weah-leads-most-counties-in-liberia-presidential-election-vote-idUKKBN1CH2OY
Early results from Tuesday’s poll read to reporters by the commission’s chairman left Weah’s camp confident he would win the outright majority he needs to avoid a run-off, even though most counties had reported tallies from less than a third of polling stations.
The other favourite in the 20-candidate field, Vice-President Joseph Boakai, led in just one county, although he was running in second in most others.
...
The final results must be announced by Oct. 25 and a run-off will be held next month if no one has won a majority.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-liberia-election/soccer-star-weah-leads-most-counties-in-liberia-presidential-election-vote-idUKKBN1CH2OY
He's been in politics for over a decade, so this isn't just a "vote for the famous man" thing.