国际英语资讯:Vote counting underway after presidential run-off in Liberia
<p><span word="MONROVIA">MONROVIA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 27-- <span word="Vote">Vote</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Liberia">Liberia</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> 5,390 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>."</p><p><span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 10 <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Monrovia">Monrovia</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> (<span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Weah">Weah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liberian">Liberian</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Boakai">Boakai</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="Unity">Unity</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="Sirleaf">Sirleaf</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> 51 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="valid">valid</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 10.</p>
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