President Akufo-Addo has commended Liberia's recent elections, urging emerging democracies to emulate its democratic example. He specifically praised Liberia for strengthening the foundations of democracy through the successful election of a new president to lead the country.

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In the elections, President-elect Joseph Boakai, the candidate of the Unity Party, secured victory, defeating the incumbent President George Manneh Weah.

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President Akufo-Addo in a Facebook post on November 23 said, “Through the peaceful exercise of their sovereign and democratic right to elect their own leaders, the people of Liberia have strengthened the frontiers of democracy for emerging democracies on the continent to emulate. The consolidation of democracy in Liberia, in the wake of Liberia’s painful civil war, continues to gather pace.”

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In addition to congratulating the newly elected President Joseph Boakai, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commended outgoing President George Weah for his "statesmanlike concession of defeat."

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President Akufo-Addo expressed optimism that President-elect Boakai would continue the positive trajectory set by his predecessors, fostering and deepening the friendship between Liberia and Ghana.

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