And live from studio fourteen he had aljazeera headquarters in doha and jane dutton well come to the news good because the first female president in africa and one of these men will be in charge one of former football or the other the current Vice President if it all goes well liberia will have its first democratic transition of power in seventy three years weve got a live update from the capital and the vote and what it means for the countrys future also in the news good more unrest in peru after a decision to pardon a former president about to forge a mori had been serving a twenty five year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption president pedro public a chance he calls the pardon the most difficult decision obvious live so why did he do it examine that we look at chinas expanding footprint in afghanistan this time as a peacemaker between pakistan and the Afghan Government up for discussion economic and Security Cooperation we explore these developments with a regional s
Winning the election runoff. At least forty one people died. In a shia Cultural Center and the Afghan Capital kabul. A teenager whos become an icon of resistance for palestinians has kept behind bars by an Israeli Military court and protests continue in peru over x. President Alberto Fujimori pardon for murder and human rights abuses. He was once the worlds top Football Player now george waya has become his countrys leader after winning liberias president ial election where defeated Vice President joseph in a runoff taking out just over sixty one percent of the vote as well hell succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf next month of the countrys first democratic transfer of power since one thousand nine hundred forty four he strongly campaigned on lowering the poverty rate in liberia where more than eighty percent of people live under one Dollar Twenty Five cents a day mohamed the reports now from the capital. The supporters of georgia way are aha p. And the been thinking about holding a Victory
The next president of liberia will be the former International Football star, george weah. He wept with joy as he waved to jubilant supporters in monrovia, after winning more than 60 of the vote. With him was his running mate, Jewel Howard Taylor, the ex wife of the disgraced former president , charles taylor. George weah was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon dor award and he made his name playing for ac milan. For the last three years, hes served as a liberian senator. When he becomes president next month, it will be liberias first democratic transition in more than 70 years. The bbcs umaru fofana is in monrovia. It has been wild celebrations, literally just about two minutes after the Electoral Commission chairman announced the results, hundreds of people were in front of the elections building in jubilation. From then on, across the city, you could hear the reverberating sound of jubilation, the honking of car horns. It has been 12 years of waiting for
Program switches to Campaign Mode of president dissolved parliament with elections set for march of next year. And more instability will go live to rome for analysis. Well also be finding out how you can enjoy playing football with all the effort say hello to a version of the game. Is actually. Bring a good to have you with liberia is poised for its first peaceful transition of power in. The form of. A landslide victory in the west african countries president ial runoff liberia is africas oldest modern. Public but its last democratic transfer of power occurred back in one thousand nine hundred forty four the countrys people under colony were devastated by a fourteen year civil war that ended in two thousand and three where now succeeds Ellen Johnson sirleaf as president was his jubilant supporters cheered liberias new president weps tears of joy i was george weah had waited a long time for this moment i was asked to defeat in previous elections this time he achieved an landslide victor
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