A flagging economy well get more from our correspondent in monrovia. Also on the program switches to Campaign Mode after president dissolved parliament with elections set for march next year analysts are predicting a Hung Parliament and more instability to go to rome for analysis of the situation. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a thanks for joining us liberia is poised for its first peaceful transition of power in over seventy years thats off to form a soccer star george weah won a landslide victory in the west african countries president ial runoff liberia is africas oldest modern republic but its last democratic transfer of power came in one thousand nine hundred forty four the country was devastated youll remember by a fourteen year civil war that ended in two thousand and three. To the cheers of jubilant supporters liberias new president tears of joy. George weah has waited a long time for this moment after past election defeats this time hes won a landslide victor
A fucking economy will get more from our correspondent in monrovia. Also on the program italy switches to Campaign Mode after president dissolves parliament with elections set for march of next year analysts are predicting a Hung Parliament and more instability. For analysis. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us liberia is poised for its first peaceful transition of power in decades thats off the former soccer star george weah won a landslide victory in the west african countries president ial runoff liberia is africas oldest republic but its last transfer of power from one democratically elected leader to another came back in one thousand nine hundred forty four the country was devastated by a fourteen year civil war that ended in two thousand and three. Was to the cheers of jubilant supporters liberias new president weeps tears of joy. George weah has waited a long time for this moment after past election defeats this time hes won a landslide vic
How many of you are visiting us here tonight . How many out of towners do we have in our audience . [ cheers and applause ] jimmy were hoping to get the olympics here, the summer olympics in 2024. Even though thats eight years ago i think were already better prepared than rio is for the olympics that start on august 5th. Theyre not earning a gold medal for preparation so far. In fact, the governor yesterday the governor of rio said the olympics there could be a big failure. Besides the zika virus, which is enough onnist own, the train system there, its not scheduled to be completed until four days before the games begin. And this is what people saw as they arrived at the airport in rio yesterday. Welcome to hell. Police and firefighters dont get paid, whoever comes to rio will not be safe. Well, as far as signs go, that is literally a bad sign. [ laughter ] meanwhile, former olympic Gold Medalist caitlyn jenner, not only is kaitlin the first transgender to be on the cover of si, also t
How many out of towners do we have in our audience . [ cheers and applause ] jimmy were hoping to get the olympics here, the summer olympics in 2024. Even though thats eight years ago i think were already better prepared than rio is for the olympics that start on august 5th. Theyre not earning a gold medal for preparation so far. In fact, the governor yesterday the governor of rio said the olympics there could be a big failure. Besides the zika virus, which is enough onnist own, the train system there, its not scheduled to be completed until four days before the games begin. And this is what people saw as they arrived at the airport in rio yesterday. Welcome to hell. Police and firefighters dont get paid, whoever comes to rio will not be safe. Well, as far as signs go, that is literally a bad sign. [ laughter ] meanwhile, former olympic Gold Medalist caitlyn jenner, not not only is kaitlin the first transgender to be on the cover of si, also the first sequinned person on the cover. Lif
Here tonight . How many out of towners do we have in our audience . [ cheers and applause ] jimmy were hoping to get the olympics here, the summer olympics in 2024. Even though thats eight years ago i think were already better prepared than rio is for the olympics that start on august 5th. Theyre not earning a gold medal for preparation so far. In fact, the governor yesterday the governor of rio said the olympics there could be a big failure. Besides the zika virus, which is enough onnist own, the train system there, its not scheduled to be completed until four days before the games begin. And this is what people saw as they arrived at the airport in rio yesterday. Welcome to hell. Police and firefighters dont get paid, whoever comes to rio will not be safe. Well, as far as signs go, that is literally a bad sign. [ laughter ] meanwhile, former olympic gold only is kaitlin the first transgender to be on the cover of si, also the first sequinned person on the cover. Life that issue. Isnt