Liberia’s ex-presidential contender vows to block new leader’s inauguration
The loser in Liberia’s first postwar presidential elections has vowed to block the incoming leader’s inauguration, pressing voting-fraud allegations in the fiery rhetoric prevalent during the 1989-2003 civil war. International soccer superstar George Weah told hundreds of supporters Sunday he would work to stymie the January inauguration of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who won the November balloting to become Africa’s first-ever elected female head of state. Weah rejects the results, charging fraud. Full Story