Court clears run-off vote

Liberia's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that evidence of fraud during October's first round of presidential elections was insufficient to merit a rerun. As a result, the final round of voting between the two leading candidates – ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai – can go ahead. BBC News reports that the electoral commission will now set a date for the delayed vote. Liberty Party's representative Charles Brumskine, who came third in the first round, had challenged the result. The second round of voting to succeed President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had initially been set for 7 November.