Unity Party's Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election
20.11.2023 18:14:02
by AHMED JALLANZO
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epa10986886 The chairperson of the national Elections Commission (NEC),Davidetta Browne Lassanah, speaks during the official announcement of run-off presidential results between opposition Unity party(UP), of president-elect, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, and incumbent president George Weah, ruling Coalition for Democratic Change(CDC), in Monrovia, Liberia, 20 November 2023. Liberian President George Weah has conceded defeat and congratulates president-elect, Joseph Nyumah Boakai. According to the National Election Commission (NEC), announcement of the final results, Boakai won with 50.64 percent of the vote, against 49.36 percent of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) party. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALLANZO