足球明星和副总统在利比里亚总统选举中领先
<p><span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Weah">Weah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Bokai">Bokai</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liberia">Liberia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="democratically">democratically</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>.</p><p><span word="Liberians">Liberians</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="successor">successor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Peace">Peace</span> <span word="laureate">laureate</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="elected">elected</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</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="serving">serving</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mandated">mandated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Liberia">Liberia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 20 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="Jewel">Jewel</span> <span word="Howard">Howard</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Weah">Weah</span>. <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warlord">warlord</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Sierra">Sierra</span> <span word="Leone">Leone</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Sirleaf">Sirleaf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Liberia">Liberia</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 5,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2017.</p>
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