From all indications, voters in Liberia will be heading for a second round of vote in the presidential category after none of the 20 presidential candidates won the constitutional mandate of 50 percent plus one vote to win on the first ballot.

Making the pronouncement Wednesday, the Chairperson of the Elections commission—Davidetta Brown Lansana said with over 99.93 percent of the total votes counted so far, President George Weah has obtained 43.84 percent while his main rival Joseph Boakai got 43.44 percent.

She said with 5,890 polling places of 5,890 polling places reporting, President George Weah obtained 803,674 votes while Joseph Boakai got 796,313 votes.