Liberia’s Vice President Concedes Election: ‘It Has Never Been About Me’
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Liberia’s Vice President Concedes Election: ‘It Has Never Been About Me’
On Friday, he said he was "very proud." "It builds my confidence in the future of my country
that I will also have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process," he said, adding, "If members of my generation are to ascend to power, it should not be through the barrel of a gun." With an ailing economy and a young population yearning for jobs and a decent education, Mr. Weah, whose only experience in government has been his three years as a senator, has many challenges ahead of him.
29, 2017
MONROVIA, Liberia — After allegations of election fraud and a delayed runoff
that raised fears about a constitutional crisis, Vice President Joseph Boakai of Liberia accepted defeat in the country’s presidential election on Friday and offered his support to the new government.
Mr. Weah, a senator who also ran for president in 2005
and for vice president in 2011, placed first in a crowded field in the first round of voting, winning 38.4 percent of the votes.
By conceding the race to Mr. Weah, a former international soccer star, Mr. Boakai helped pave the way
for the first democratic transition of power in the West African country in more than 70 years.
Boakai said that I congratulate the winner, Ambassador George Manneh Weah, and pray
that God will guide and guard him as he takes upon the onerous responsibility of steering the affairs of our nation,
" he said, "to ensure this democratic process is not reversed."
that We will look very keenly to see how the next government upholds the rule of law, upholds freedom of expression and fundamental human rights,
On Friday, he said he was "very proud." "It builds my confidence in the future of my country
that I will also have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process," he said, adding, "If members of my generation are to ascend to power, it should not be through the barrel of a gun." With an ailing economy and a young population yearning for jobs and a decent education, Mr. Weah, whose only experience in government has been his three years as a senator, has many challenges ahead of him.
29, 2017
MONROVIA, Liberia — After allegations of election fraud and a delayed runoff
that raised fears about a constitutional crisis, Vice President Joseph Boakai of Liberia accepted defeat in the country’s presidential election on Friday and offered his support to the new government.
Mr. Weah, a senator who also ran for president in 2005
and for vice president in 2011, placed first in a crowded field in the first round of voting, winning 38.4 percent of the votes.
By conceding the race to Mr. Weah, a former international soccer star, Mr. Boakai helped pave the way
for the first democratic transition of power in the West African country in more than 70 years.
Boakai said that I congratulate the winner, Ambassador George Manneh Weah, and pray
that God will guide and guard him as he takes upon the onerous responsibility of steering the affairs of our nation,
" he said, "to ensure this democratic process is not reversed."
that We will look very keenly to see how the next government upholds the rule of law, upholds freedom of expression and fundamental human rights,