Liberian President George Weah faces 19 rivals in his bid for re-election
MONROVIA – Liberians vote Tuesday on whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president, with peace among voters’ main concerns in a nation still scarred by back-to-back civil wars.
The main political parties have pledged that the presidential and legislative elections in the West African country will pass off peacefully.
But the recent killing of three people in clashes between their supporters has fuelled fears of a return to violence.
Trouble also marred the close of Weah’s re-election campaign Sunday, with his supporters…
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