(9 Oct 2005)
1. Exterior of presidential candidate George Weah's house
2. Weah's sports cars in garage
3. Close-up of licence plate on car
4. Swimming pool
5. Weah coming out of house with supporters
6. Various of rally on main road
7. Weah waving to crowd from campaign vehicle
8. UN peacekeeping tank driving past
9. Crowd outside Weah party headquarters
10. Wide shot of crowd
11. Wide shot of crowd
12. SOUNDBITE (English): George Weah, Presidential Candidate:
"Vote for a president who can be trusted by the international community. Vote for George Weah for the presidency of Liberia."
13. Wide shot of presser
14. SOUNDBITE (English): George Weah, Presidential Candidate:
"In charge of the issues and the national issue, to be enacted by the international community, and I think that Charles Taylor (was) right to go to court (audio unclear)....proven guilty or not guilty. Even Taylor himself said once in '96 that anybody thinks that is wrong, he should be given the chance to go to court and prove himself guilty or not guilty."
15. Journalist asking question
16. SOUNDBITE (English): George Weah, Presidential Candidate:
"If I am elected as a president all the errors of sports...we will promote sport for our country as a good image, to bring peace and stability into this country."
17. Wide shot of presser
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of Liberia's war-weary citizens Saturday marched in support of the candidacy of former international soccer star George Weah in next week's presidential elections.
While no official figures were available, an estimated 100-thousand marchers waved palm fronds and placards on a main route outside Liberia's capital, Monrovia.
Addressing "the downtrodden masses, the deprived, misused and abused," the 1995 FIFA World Footballer of the Year and former AC Milan star promised "sustainable peace and development for all Liberians."
Later on Saturday, speaking to the media, Weah said if voted as president he would "promote sport for our country as a good image, to bring peace and stability into this country".
Presidential elections - the first since Liberia's nearly uninterrupted 14 years of crisis and civil war ended in 2003 - are scheduled for Tuesday.
40 year-old Weah is among 22 candidates for the top post, including a Harvard (US university) -educated woman and two former warlords.
Some 250-thousand people are believed to have died in Liberia's armed struggle.
This began with a 1989 insurgency led by ex-President Charles Taylor - then a warlord, but elected in 1997 - the year after a peace deal that was doomed to failure.
Some 15-thousand UN peacekeepers are protecting the peace.
But the country's infrastructure is in tatters, with hundreds of thousands of citizens still living in relief camps or neighbouring countries.
Voters say they'll give their vote to whomever they deem the most likely to keep the peace, while getting government-run electricity and water plants running again.
For many, particularly young people, Weah's distance from politics and his 'slum-to-palace' background are a draw.
Critics say he is not qualified to lead Liberia, where less than one-quarter of the country is gainfully employed.
Many Liberians are nevertheless expecting miracles from Weah, a man with no administrative experience and little formal education.
The elections are Liberia's first since tainted balloting in 1997, which gave Taylor a victory that many said was won because the electorate was so terrified of him they were afraid to vote against him.
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