Liberian general election, 2017

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The Liberian general election, 2017 was the national vote in which former football star George Weah was elected president, marking the first democratic transfer of power between two elected leaders in Liberia since 1944.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general election
national election
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Liberia
country Liberia
defeatedCandidate Joseph Boakai
electedOffice President of Liberia
electedOfficeholder George Weah
elects House of Representatives of Liberia
President of Liberia
half of the Senate of Liberia
firstRoundLeadingCandidate George Weah
firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate Joseph Boakai
hasFirstRoundDate 2017-10-10
hasSecondRoundDate 2017-12-26
hasStartDate 2017-10-10
incumbentPresidentBeforeElection Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
incumbentPresidentReelectionEligible no
incumbentPresidentTermLimited yes
mainWinner George Weah
markedFirstDemocraticTransferSince 1944
nextElection Liberian general election, 2023
notablePresidentialCandidate Alexander B. Cummings NERFINISHED
Benoni Urey
Charles Brumskine
Prince Johnson
numberOfPresidentialCandidatesFirstRound 20
oversightBody National Elections Commission of Liberia
partOf Liberian legislative elections
Liberian presidential elections
previousElection Liberian general election, 2011
reasonForRunoff no candidate won more than 50 percent in first round
resultAcceptedByRunnerUp yes
runnerUpPoliticalParty Unity Party (Liberia)
secondRoundRunnerUp Joseph Boakai
secondRoundVoteShareRunnerUp approximately 38.5 percent
secondRoundVoteShareWinner approximately 61.5 percent
secondRoundWinner George Weah
significance first peaceful democratic transfer of power between elected presidents in Liberia since 1944
tookPlaceAfterCivilWar yes
typeOfTransferOfPower democratic transfer between two elected leaders
votingSystemHouseOfRepresentatives first-past-the-post
votingSystemPresidential two-round system
wasObservedBy African Union election observation mission
Carter Center election observation mission
linked to: Carter Center

ECOWAS election observation mission
linked to: ECOWAS

European Union election observation mission
wasRunoffRequired yes
winnerPoliticalParty Coalition for Democratic Change

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Liberian general election, 2011 followedBy Liberian general election, 2017
Liberian general election, 2017 partOf Liberian legislative elections
linked to: Liberian general election, 2017