2017 Liberian general election facts for kids

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Liberian presidential election, 2017

10 October 2017 (first round) 26 December 2017 (second round)

Nominee George Weah Joseph Boakai Party CDC Unity Party (Liberia) Running mate Jewel Taylor Emmanuel Nuquay Popular vote 732,185 457,579 Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

Counties won in the second round

President before election Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Unity Party (Liberia) Elected President George Weah Coalition for Democratic Change

General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017, electing the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so a run-off was held.

The elections are overseen by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

The run-off was held on 26 December. George Weah won the election with 62% of the vote.

Candidates

Incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in office since 2006, is constitutionally barred from running for a third term; the election will thus choose her successor.

Scond Round

• Joseph Boakai, Vice President since January 2006.
• George Weah, former footballer who was defeated by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the 2005 election, has announced he will run for office again.

Lost in first round

• Charles Brumskine, Leader of the Liberty Party and former President Pro Temp of the Senate
• MacDella Cooper, philanthropist
• Alexander B. Cummings, former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Coca-Cola
• Prince Johnson, former rebel leader
• Joseph Mills Jones, leader of the Movement for Economic Empowerment and former Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia
• Richard Miller, businessman
• Benoni Urey, businessman
• MacDonald A. Wento, United People's Party
• Jeremiah Whapoe, businessman

Opinion polls

Pollster	Date	Sample size	Boakai Unity	Weah CDC	Johnson FDUP	Urey All Liberian	Brumskine Liberty	Cooper ULD	Cummings ANC	Undecided
Liberia Holding Consortium	May 2017	275	29.45%	21.18%	N/A	11.26%	16%	0.72%	9.45%	N/A
Liberia Holding Consortium	June 2017	484	36.36%	18.38%	3.92%	4.75%	13.22%	0.82%	7.02%	13.01%
Liberia Holding Consortium	August 2017	763	33.81%	21.1%	2.88%	2.49%	12.45%	N/A	5.63%	13.63%
International Political Polls	August 2017	1,224	21.74%	24.73%	8.72%	6.38%	23.49%	N/A	9.55%	N/A

Results

• Second round:

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