George Weah Elected as President of Liberia

George Weah Elected as President of Liberia

Former AC Milan, Manchester City and Chelsea Striker George Weah has been elected president of Liberia.

Weah – the first African African to win the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year – won consecutively, clinching 12 of the 15 countries in the West African country.

His opponent, Joseph Boakai who has been vice-president for the last 12 years, only had two countries vote for him.

Jubilant Weah took to Twitter to confirm the victory;
“Ity is with deep emotion that I want to thank you, the Liberian people, for honouring me with your vote today. It is a great hope.

Weah topped the first round of voting in October but didn’t secure the 50% needed to win outright. The runoff was delayed twice after allegations of voting fraud and irregularities but Weah’s popularity won out at the end.

He will take over from Nobel Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who beat Weah in an election back in 2005.

Weah’s lack of education was seen as the main reason for his loss.