Out of a total 2.1 million registered voters, only 1.6 million cast their votes in the first round of Liberia’s historic presidential and legislative elections. What kept thousands of voters from the polls and how will it impact the run-off? According to the National Elections Commission, an average of 75 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots. The Constitution of Liberia article 83b requires that a candidate should have 50% +1 of the total number of votes cast in the given election. During the runoff Sirleaf had 478,526 of 59.4%, Weah had 327,046 amounted 40.6% while the turnout was 1,012,673- 74.9%, with 38,883 invalid votes.

Source: Front Page Africa October 20, 2017 01:41 UTC