Arsenal Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/arsenal/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Arsenal Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/arsenal/ 32 32 Wenger jumps the gun on Liberia election results https://jjcornish.com/2017/10/wenger-jumps-gun-liberia-election-results/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/10/wenger-jumps-gun-liberia-election-results/ Former international football star George Weah has taken the lead in provisional results announced from Liberia’s presidential election. However Arsene Wenger, who manages the London football team Arsenal, has jumped the gun in congratulating his former player on becoming president. George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai lead the pack of 20 contenders in the […]

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]]> Former international football star George Weah has taken the lead in provisional results announced from Liberia’s presidential election.

However Arsene Wenger, who manages the London football team Arsenal, has jumped the gun in congratulating his former player on becoming president.

George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai lead the pack of 20 contenders in the race to replace Africa’s first elected woman president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

It seem unlikely either will win the clear majority required for an outright victory.

So a run-off is on the cards for next month.

The election has been plagued by irregularities, according to local media.

Liberal Party leader Charles Brumskine threatens legal action if the Independent Electoral  Commission does not cease publishing provisional results.

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