Liberians are voting in a presidential run-off election after just over 7,000 votes separated the two leading candidates.

 

Liberians are voting in a presidential run-off election after just over 7,000 votes separated the two leading candidates. Incumbent George Weah, who got 43.8% in the first round, is running against former Vice-President Joseph Boakai, who got 43.4%.

They are choosing between incumbent and one-time football star George Weah and former Vice-President Joseph Boakai.

The president narrowly won the first round but failed to get more than 50% of the vote, triggering the run-off.

Voting in October was fraught with allegations of fraud and violence.

The election commission said that nine of its temporary staff had been arrested over alleged ballot-tampering.

The UN reported clashes between supporters of rival opposition parties.

This is the fourth presidential election since Liberia's second civil war, which ended more than 20 years ago and resulted in the deaths of more than 50,000 people.

The BBC's Moses Garzeawu in the capital, Monrovia, says the turnout for the run-off election is expected be high as Liberians are "hungry to vote".