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
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