I am so glad and happy that FIFA Coins we now have our president who will bring a change," said one supporter, Love Norrision, as honking vehicles lined up outside the elections commission headquarters. "We are young people and have suffered in this country for so long."
The commission said 56 percent of the country's 2.2 million registered voters cast ballots in the runoff, which was contested twice in court amid claims of irregularities, with its original Nov. 7 date delayed.Weah led the ticket for a coalition party, the Congress for Democratic Change, with Jewel Howard-Taylor as his vice presidential running mate.
She is the ex-wife of imprisoned former warlord and President Charles Taylor, which raised concerns among some Liberians.Weah ran in the country's last two elections, winning the first round of the 2005 vote that eventually went to Sirleaf.
The Washington-based National Buy FIFA Coins Democratic Institute, which observed Tuesday's runoff, called it peaceful and commended the elections commission for "notable improvements since the Oct. 10 polls."