Joseph Boakai

Counting under way in Liberia presidential run-off

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Vote counting was under way in Liberia on Wednesday following a peaceful run-off election for a new president, pitting former international footballer George Weah against Vice-President Joseph Boakai. Voters were choosing a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is stepping down after 12 years as Africa's first elected female head of state. Results of Tuesday's vote are expected in a few days,Read more

Joseph Boakai: Liberian vice president shaking off sleepy image

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Vice-president since 2005, Joseph Boakai has campaigned for president as a natural transition candidate after helping to ensure peace has prevailed in Liberia after back-to-back civil wars. Boakai goes head-to-head with former football star George Weah on Tuesday's long-delayed run-off for the presidency after trailing him in most of the country in the first round of voting. Weah won 38.4 percent of votesRead more

Liberians to choose new leader in delayed presidential vote

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Vote counting has begun in Liberia following a peaceful run-off election for a new president on Tuesday, pitting former international footballer George Weah against Vice-President Joseph Boakai. Voters have chosen a successor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is stepping down after 12 years as Africa's first elected female head of state. Results are expected in a few days, in what wouldRead more

George Weah rallies Liberia faithful ahead of Dec 26 vote

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Former football star George Weah has waited 12 years to become president of Liberia, and with his dream now within touching distance fans danced and sang in support in a Monrovia stadium on Saturday. Weah goes head-to-head with Vice-President Joseph Boakai on December 26 in a long-delayed run-off for the presidency, with hopes that Christmas celebrations do not stop his legions of young andRead more

Liberia presidential runoff set for Dec 26

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

The runoff in Liberia's presidential elections will be held on December 26, the country's electoral overseer announced on Tuesday, clearing a last hurdle in a protracted saga. It means the final round of voting between the two leading candidates -- ex-footballer George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai -- can go ahead. "I am pleased to announce that the 2017 presidential runoff elections willRead more

'Election was designed to be rigged': Liberian vice-president

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Liberia's Vice-President has quietly occupied the executive backseat for 12 years, but in light of electoral fraud he believes snatched away his chance at the presidency, Joseph Boakai is unleashing himself. Known as Sleepy Joe for his propensity to fall asleep at public events, the second-in-command to Africa's first elected female leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is suddenly wide awake andRead more

Liberia ruling party contests result of presidential vote

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Liberia's ruling party on Sunday announced a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll, days before a runoff involving its candidate, Vice-President Joseph Boakai. A statement released by the Unity Party and two other parties called for "a logical legal conclusion as quickly as permissible under Liberian law," citing "widespread and systematicRead more

Liberia to hold Weah, Boakai runoff for presidency

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Liberia's electoral commission announced Sunday that a runoff vote for the presidency will be held between former footballer George Weah and incumbent Vice-President Joseph Boakai. With the vote counts in from 95.6 percent of the polling stations, Weah has taken 39.0 percent of the votes and Boakai 29.1 percent, both well short of the 50 percent barrier required to winRead more

Liberia to hold Weah, Boakai runoff for presidency: electoral commission

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Former soccer star Weah leads Liberia presidential polls

Monrovia - Muslimchronicle

Former soccer star George Weah maintained his lead over Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai on Friday as more provisional results from the West African country’s presidential election were announced. If current trends hold, the rivals would meet in a runoff next month to decide who will succeed Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in what would be Liberia’s firstRead more