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...long. The renewal of Liberia means a new political order, a new social order, a new economic order. It involves far-reaching reforms - constitutional reform, land reform, judicial reform, civil-service reform, devolution of power. your rival for the presidency, former soccer star George Weah, alleges electoral fraud. The victory, which is not really mine but the people's, has been marred by these allegations, but I do not think they can be substantiated. How will you pacify his angry young supporters? I will sit down with them and assure them that it is in all of our interests...
...SHOULD IRAQIS TRUST YOU TO BE PRIME MINISTER WHEN YOU'VE BEEN CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN A JORDANIAN MILITARY COURT? Because they know that this is a false charge. And they also know the record of Jordan being the hub of corruption on the basis of Saddam's illicit dealings...
ELECTED. ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF, 67, former World Bank economist; as President of Liberia; in Monrovia. With 59% of the vote, the "Iron Lady" claimed victory over presidential rival and former international football star George Weah, who lodged a complaint of fraud. Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female President in Africa, must now calm Weah's supporters and start rebuilding the West African nation, which suffered through two civil wars and the misrule of former President Charles Taylor until the United Nations intervened...
...Even then, the result may not be certified until officials review allegations of fraud. Opposing candidate George Weah, a prominent international soccer star and a favorite among Liberian youth, formally challenged the election’s legitimacy yesterday...
...They also protested that there were an insufficient number of Sunnis on governmental panels such as the elections board, and they expressed concerns about election fraud...