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00:00 Liberia's presidential election is headed to a runoff vote in November.
00:06 That's according to the country's electoral commission.
00:09 Neither President George Weah nor opposition leader Joseph Boakay got enough votes to win
00:14 outright.
00:16 According to tallied results, Weah holds a slim lead with 43.83 percent of the vote.
00:23 But less than half of a percentage point separates the two candidates.
00:28 The commission added there was a record turnout of nearly 79 percent of around 2.4 million
00:34 registered voters.
00:38 The October election was widely seen as a test of support for former soccer star Weah.
00:44 He's been criticized for not doing enough to tackle corruption in his first term.
00:49 On the campaign trail, he promised to rebuild the country's economy, institutions and infrastructure.
00:55 Boakay campaigned on what he described as the need to rescue Liberia from alleged mismanagement
01:01 by Weah's administration.
01:04 The runoff vote will take place on November 14th.
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