Factions Name New Leader for War-Broken Liberia

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ACCRA (Reuters) - Liberia's warring factions on Thursday named a low-profile businessman seen as a shrewd consensus builder to guide their broken West African state out of 14 years of anarchy and toward elections.

Unlike the two other shortlisted candidates, Gyude Bryant, 54, was not a household name. But he is viewed as a more neutral figure to chair the interim government when caretaker President Moses Blah steps down in October.


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1. New leaders

why do all the other countries get new leaders and we get stuck with an unelected jerk? Too bad we can't recall jet jockey.