Liberia’s Weah and rival Boakai meet again in presidential run-off

A woman casts her vote during Liberia's presidential election in Monrovia, Liberia, October 10, 2023 [Carielle Doe/Reuters]

Liberians will vote on Tuesday in a run-off election between President George Weah and former Vice President Joseph Boakai after a fiercely fought first round in which neither was able to score over 50 percent of the vote to secure an outright victory.

Football icon Weah, 57, led the first round in October, gaining 43.83 percent of the vote, and Boakai had 43.44 percent.