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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberian President-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf met her challenger George Weah Saturday for the first time since the November election Weah says was fraudulent, but the former soccer star would not say whether he would drop his protest.
International election observers have deemed the presidential elections largely clean, and regional leaders have urged Weah to concede to Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman in Africa to be elected president.
Asked after Saturday's meeting if he was abandoning his attempt to keep Johnson-Sirleaf from taking office on Jan. 16, Weah said "I am a peaceful person. I don't want to jeopardize the peace process in Liberia."
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