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	     A former leader of the Unity Party  who swung behind President Joseph Boakai's successful campaign against former President George Weah  Paye has gone quietly  describing his government office as a ‘borrowed coat'...
	 
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	    President Joseph Boakai continues to splash the cash on lobbyists in Washington  DC...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     After the enthusiastic use of K-Street lobbyists by former President George Weah who spent several million dollars on a group of spin firms including Republican-linked Ballard Partners  Ice Miller Strategies and Strom Public Affairs  President Joseph Boakai's government has been far quieter (Dispatches  9/8/22  George Weah signs up more Washington spin doctors)...
	 
    
    
    
			
        
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	    Due to accede to Liberia's presidency in January after beating incumbent George Weah by less than 2%  Unity Party candidate Joseph Boakai's election victory gives electoral politics a boost in a region with four military governments...
	 
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	     They are facing Vice-President Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) with his running mate  Senator Jeremiah Koung...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	    82% of votes counted  opposition leader Joseph Nyumah Boakai had a narrow 800-vote lead over President George Weah  giving him a 43...
     The race for the votes of the also-rans The second round will be a repeat of 2017 when George Weah defeated Joseph Boakai by a 61...
	 
    
    
    
			
        
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	     President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai were on 43...
	 
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	    The mood in President George Weah's camp  which had been expecting an easy run for a second term  has soured since his main rivals Joseph Boakai and Prince Yormie Johnson formed a united front to oppose him in the presidential and legislative elections on 10 October...
	 
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	     An electoral pact originally involved former Vice-President and UP leader Joseph Boakai  Alexander Cummings of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) and Benoni Urey of the All Liberian Party (ALP)  but unravelled over who should top the ticket and ended up in law suits (Dispatches 10/5/22  Opposition leader recruits Britain's Cherie Blair to clear his name)...
	 
    
    
    
    
        
	
	     The chances aren't any better for more experienced opposition leaders like Alexander Cummings of the Alternative National Congress (ANC)  Benoni Urey  of the All Liberian Party (ALP)  and former Vice-President Joseph Boakai  leader of Johnson-Sirleaf's old party  the Unity Party...