Liberia's President George Weah has conceded election defeat to Opposition Leader Joseph Boakai just hours after polls showed Boakai was ahead with almost all the votes counted.
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Weah "has called Mr Boakai to congratulate him", presidential press secretary Solo Kehgbeh told Reuters on Friday.
"This is the beauty of democracy."
Boakai spokesman Amara Konneh confirmed the call.
Weah had been seeking a second term as president.
Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led with 50.89 per cent of the vote ahead of Weah's 49.11 per cent, according to results from 99.6 per cent of polling stations, the country's elections commission said on Friday.
Final results are expected in the coming days.
Australian Associated Press
