Liberia: George Weah, 1995 Ballon d'Or winner, is elected President with 61.5% of the votes
George Weah, 51 years old, has been elected as President of Liberia on 28/12/2017. Weah, the 1995 Ballon d'Or winner and the only African ever to win the prize, will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on 22/01/2018.
The senator of Montserrado County (which includes the capital Monrovia) since 2015, garnered 61.5% of the votes in the second round of...