Liberia counts votes in presidential runoff as many hope for change
By Reuters
15 November 2023 |
9:50 am
Ballot counting was underway in Liberia on Tuesday in a run-off election between President George Weah and former vice president Joseph Boakai, in what is expected to be a closely fought vote.
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