President Weah, opposition leader Boakai nearly tied in Liberia presidential race

Reuters | Liberia’s President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai are nearly tied in the race for the presidency following a October 10 election, provisional results published by the West African nation’s election commission showed on Sunday.

Weah holds a slim lead at 43.80 percent of the vote, while Boakai has 43.54 percent, according to tallied results from 72.92 percent of polling places, the commission said.

To avoid a runoff, the winner must secure more than 50 percent of votes cast.