Sunday 16 October 2011

Liberia presidential challenger predicts runoff (AP)

Liberians listen to the announcement of election results on a portable radio in the 19th Street area of Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Liberia's electoral commission announced Friday that incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was ahead with 265,883 votes, or 45.5 percent of the ballots counted so far. But she had fallen short of the majority needed to win the election outright. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - The top challenger in Liberia's presidential race said Sunday that opposition parties may reconsider their decision to pull out of the process over claims of rigging, as no majority winner has emerged and the contest appears poised to enter a second round.



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