2017 Liberian presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2017_Liberian_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:announced 29 December 2017
gptkbp:country gptkb:Liberia
gptkbp:date 10 October 2017
gptkbp:firstRoundPercentageGeorgeWeah 38.4%
gptkbp:firstRoundPercentageJosephBoakai 28.8%
gptkbp:firstRoundVotesGeorgeWeah 596,037
gptkbp:firstRoundVotesJosephBoakai 446,716
gptkbp:firstRoundWinner gptkb:George_Weah
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2017 Liberian presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Ellen_Johnson_Sirleaf
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:George_Weah
gptkb:Joseph_Boakai
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2023_Liberian_general_election
gptkbp:notableFor First peaceful transfer of power in Liberia since 1944
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:National_Elections_Commission_(Liberia)
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2011_Liberian_general_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Joseph_Boakai
gptkbp:secondRoundDate gptkb:George_Weah
26 December 2017
gptkbp:secondRoundPercentageGeorgeWeah 61.5%
gptkbp:secondRoundPercentageJosephBoakai 38.5%
gptkbp:secondRoundVotesGeorgeWeah 732,185
gptkbp:secondRoundVotesJosephBoakai 457,579
gptkbp:type presidential
gptkbp:voterTurnout 75.2%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:George_Weah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Congress_for_Democratic_Change
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7