Information (Monrovia) – Outgoing Liberian President George Weah has admitted that he misplaced to veteran opposition opponent Joseph Boakai within the second spherical of the presidential election held final Tuesday.

In a speech broadcast on the nation’s state-run radio, Weah stated his get together misplaced the second spherical “however Liberia received”, including that the outcomes introduced, whereas not ultimate, confirmed his opponents “had achieved Progress that we can’t change.”

The previous soccer star, who was elected President of Liberia in 2017, defined that he referred to as “President-elect Joseph Boakai to congratulate him on his victory”.

Outcomes launched by the Electoral Fee on Friday night time confirmed that after 99% of the votes had been counted, the 78-year-old Boakai obtained 50.98% of the votes, whereas Weah obtained 49.11% of the votes.

A few of Boakai’s supporters celebrated his victory in entrance of the get together’s headquarters within the capital, Monrovia. Joseph, who misplaced the second spherical of elections in 2017, will function president of the English-speaking nation for a six-year time period. The nation has a inhabitants of roughly 5 million and is taken into account one of many poorest international locations on the earth.

Boakai, who served because the nation’s former vice chairman from 2006 to 2018, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is the primary lady to be elected president of an African nation. He has additionally held varied positions within the nation’s private and non-private sectors.

Between 1989 and 2003, Liberia skilled two devastating civil wars that killed greater than 250,000 folks.