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| Liberia's President-Elect Meets With Challenger |
| 2005-12-18 |
| Liberian President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf met her challenger George Weah Saturday for the first time since the November election Weah says was fraudulent, but the former soccer star would not say whether he would drop his protest. Asked after Saturday's meeting if he was abandoning his attempt to keep Johnson-Sirleaf from taking office on Jan. 16, Weah said "I am a peaceful person. I don't want to jeopardize the peace process in Liberia." "Liberia is more important than anybody," he said, adding that the international community is "looking for a stable and peaceful Liberia. We must respect that, and I respect that." The meeting came a day after Liberia's election commission said vote-tampering evidence presented by Weah "was grossly insufficient" and dismissed his challenge. Weah's lawyers said after the ruling that they would pursue their fraud claims before Liberia's Supreme Court. |
| Posted by:Fred |