Final Election Results Due To Be Announced In Liberia

The final election results are due to be announced in Liberia after the poll body said it completed the nationwide ballot tallying and collation.

Voting was repeated last week in two polling stations in north-eastern Nimba county. This is after ballots were tampered with by unknown people during the first round of the elections on 10 October.

The total poll outcome for presidential, senatorial and local representatives vote will be announced at the National Elections Commission (NEC) headquarters in the capital, Monrovia, the agency’s chief, Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, said.

Provisional results show that President George Weah and his main rival Joseph Boakai are still running neck and neck, meaning they are set for a run-off.

Mr Weah has 43.8% of the vote with Mr Boakai on 43.5%, according to provisional results announced last week.

A candidate needs more than 50% of the vote to be declared the winner.

This was Liberia’s closest presidential race since a civil war ended two decades ago.

BBC/Jide Johnson.