The Chairman of the commission, Jerome Korkoya, made the declaration after announcing the final results of the December 26 presidential runoff election at the NEC headquarters in Monrovia
Browsing: Vice President Joseph Boakai
This followed the counting of 98.1 per cent of ballots so far in the country’s presidential run-off election held on Tuesday by the National Elections Commission, with Weah winning 61.5 per cent
Guterres, who announced this on Wednesday in New York through his spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, also welcomed the peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election in Liberia
The run-off was between former FIFA World Football of the Year, Senator George Weah, and incumbent Vice President, Joseph Boakai, to succeed outgoing President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Though yet to be officially announced by the National Electoral Commission, Weah won in 13 of the country’s 15 Counties
The poll was held up for several weeks by a court challenge by Charles Brumskine, who came third in round one
Third-place finisher Charles Brumskine’s Liberty Party challenged the results of the October vote, which set up a November 7 run-off between former soccer star, George Weah and Vice President, Joseph Boakai
The cleric went further to reiterate that he was not favouring any particular side of the political spectrum but his own role was to pray for “the will of God” to be done in the nation of Liberia
At the weekend, Weah had 39.2 per cent of votes cast and counting, while his closest rival and Vice President, Joseph Boakai has taken 29.6 per cent
The Chairman of the National Elections Commission, Jerome Kokorya, had released more provisional results on Saturday, bringing the total votes so far processed to 1.12 million
Weah now commands 39.2 per cent of votes cast and counted, while Boakai has taken 29.6 per cent, the Chairman of the National Elections Commission, Joseph Korkoya, told journalists in Monrovia
A winner needs 50 per cent plus one of the total votes cast to avoid a run-off election
The result was from some polling centres across the country