Many voters said they were underwhelmed by Weah’s first term, which has been dogged by graft scandals and persistent poverty in Africa’s oldest independent republic. Both Weah and Boakai have received endorsements from candidates who lost in the first round. One significant unknown is the voting preference of the 6% of people whose ballots were invalidated in the first round. Any alleged irregularities in the second round could potentially fuel unrest, but there had been no reports of problems on Tuesday morning. “I am confident of winning.”‘A better Liberia’The vote is in many ways a test of Weah’s popularity.

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Persons: Reuters — Liberians, George Weah, Joseph Boakai, Boakai, Weah’s, ”, Barbour, ” Weah, “, Samuel Carr Organizations: Reuters, World Bank, United Locations: Africa’s, “, Monrovia, Liberia, United States