(Bloomberg) – Liberia’s election commission dismissed charges that the first round of the country’s presidential polls were marred by fraud. The complaints were brought by Charles Brumskine, the Liberty Party candidate, who was eliminated from the race to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf after winning 9.7 percent of the vote in the Oct. 10 polls. The round was won by former soccer star George Weah, with Vice President Joseph Boakai of the ruling Unity Party coming second. Boakai came out in support of Brumskine’s complaints and accused Johnson Sirleaf of having improper meetings with election officials. The Liberty Party didn’t offer sufficient evidence to prove the accusations, Muana Ville, chief dispute hearing officer of the National Elections Commission, said Monday in the capital, Monrovia.

Source: GNN Liberia November 21, 2017 07:06 UTC