Its election day in liberia polls in the president ial runoff open just one hour from now. Hello again pete over here in with your top stories from al jazeera also coming up about a Million People are forced to move in vietnam ahead of a Violent Storm thats already brought death and destruction to the philippines. Perus president defends his controversial decision to park a jailed plus peace prize the automation to. Order me to say everything was is for the development of Driverless Cars could drive thousands right out of a job. Ok our top story we begin in liberia where the polls open in just under one hours time in the president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power in seventy three years the former football oh george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph unemployment and corruption are the big Campaign Issues al jazeera is muhammad is in the capital monrovia and sent this report. In the contest for the liberian presidency this mo
Choice to define the future of the poles in liberia in the countrys president ial runoff. Hello again my name is peter watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up about a Million People are forced to move in vietnam ahead of a Violent Storm thats already brought death and destruction to the philippines. Perus president defends his controversial decision to pardon a jailed. Plus. The russian Opposition Leader. Calls for an election boycott after his bid to run in next years president ial votes is blocked. We begin in liberia where the polls are opening this hour in the president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power there in seventy three years now the former football of george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph unemployment and corruption with a big campaign issues. Is in the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month all my International Footballer do it with a head star
President ial runoff. Alone will compete. With your top stories from aljazeera also coming up about a Million People are forced to move in vietnam ahead of a Violent Storm thats already brought death and destruction to the philippines. President defends his controversial decision to pardon a jailed predecessor and the russian Opposition Leader alexina calls for an election after his bid to run in next years president ial vote is blocked. To liberia first where the polls have opened in the president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power there in seventy three years the former footballer george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph unemployment and corruption with a big campaign. In the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month all my International Footballer do it with the head start he received thirty eight percent of the votes cast in the foster round held in october hes opponent in the current liberia
This is the news. Coming up in the next sixty minutes a choice to define the future of liberians votes in a president ial runoff. For the unrest in peru police fired tear gas and fights with protesters angry at a decision to pardon the former president. Barred from running against a Prominent Russian Opposition Leader is told hes not eligible to run in next years president ial election. Including defending champions. In Cleveland Cavaliers. So polls are open in liberias president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power in seventy years the former wild footballer of the year george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph block i in an election thats focused on creating jobs and fighting corruption. Reports now from the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month former International Footballer do it well and start saying he received thirty eight percent of the votes cast in the foster round held in october hes
And im right matheson this is the news our live from coming up in the next sixty minutes. Im not associated the loser were going to be a because of the curse of democracy the ballots are being counted in the race to see if its going to be a former football great to or liberias Vice President who will lead the nation for the next six years plus. In three to five being its all the houses were wiped out. The family escapes only seconds before Tropical Storm tembin destroys entire communities in the philippines. And arrest has been made after a Crime Reporter is gunned down in front of one of her children in mexico also. Everyday. Its called the strong. Campaign its a push to keep Plastic Waste out of the worlds oceans. And we start in liberia where votes are being counted in this president ial Runoff Election workers say the turnout wasnt as high as it was in the first round in october but polling was peaceful in a race that will see the west african nations first democratic transition of