Presidential campaign closes in Liberia, 20 candidates running Liberia's presidential campaign neared its close on Sunday. Liberians go to the polls on Tuesday to pick their first new president in 12 years as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf closes the page on two terms dominated by post-war reconstruction and the Ebola crisis. Among the 20 candidates are former football player George Weah, veteran opposition figure Charles Brumskine and vice-president Joseph Boakai. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES