{"id":369081,"date":"2017-11-07T07:33:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T07:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=369081"},"modified":"2017-11-07T07:33:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T07:33:58","slug":"liberian-court-halts-presidential-run-off-vote-amid-fraud-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/liberian-court-halts-presidential-run-off-vote-amid-fraud-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberian court halts presidential run-off vote amid fraud probe"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liberia\u2019s Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run-off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims of irregularities and alleged fraud in last month\u2019s first round of voting.<\/p>\n
Former footballer George Weah was initially set to face Vice-President Joseph Boakai on Tuesday to determine who will replace Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. A successful vote would be Liberia\u2019s first democratic transfer of power in over 70 years.<\/p>\n
But preparations for the second round were halted last week when the Supreme Court announced it was examining a complaint by the Liberty Party of third-placed candidate Charles Brumskine.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court\u2019s order for a full investigation into the allegations could push back the run-off date by weeks or even result in a re-run of the first round.<\/p>\n