Liberia's election body picks Nov. 14 for presidential run-off

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Liberia's election body picks Nov. 14 for presidential run-off

STORY: Liberia's election body picks Nov. 14 for presidential run-off DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Monrovia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Monrovia, Liberia's capital 2. various of voting 3. various of press conference by NEC officials STORYLINE: Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) has officially set Nov. 14 as the date for a presidential run-off following an initial poll that saw none of the 20 presidential candidates securing the necessary percentage of votes required by the country's electoral laws to claim outright victory. Incumbent President George Weah and his closest rival, former vice president Joseph Boakai have been called upon to re-engage in a battle of the ballots. The two won 43.83 percent and 43.44 percent of votes respectively in the first round, NEC head Davidetta Lansanah told a briefing Tuesday in the national capital of Monrovia. The initial round of voting saw a high turnout of 1,949,155 voters, constituting 78.86 percent

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