monrovia liberia supreme court halt preparations next week presidential run-off vote former soccer star george weah vice president joseph boakai consider challenge first round result lose candidate allege fraud decision cast doubt oct. 10 poll lose party say mar foul play poll station high level government could also delay second-round vote schedule nov. find successor president ellen johnson sirleaf nobel peace prize 2011 country first elect leader since 14-year civil war end 2003. writ issue late tuesday court instruct liberty party third-placed charles brumskine make complaint national elections commission file brief thursday big step right direction say liberty party chairman benjamin sanvee court recognize gravity issue take action defense law democracy week boakai rule unity party announce back legal challenge accuse johnson sirleaf one members interfere october vote hold private meet election magistrates johnson sirleaf deny meet inappropriate observers european union carter center say saw major problems first round vote supreme court decision example increasingly assertive role african judiciaries play oversee elections kenya supreme court annul result presidential election august national elections commission chairman jerome korkoya question need supreme court decision say halt preparations vote include train poll station staff let categorically say see reason legal otherwise order tell reporters election transparent credible look head crisis chairman west african regional body ecowas togolese president faure gnassingbe african union chair guinea president alpha conde arrive capital monrovia wednesday complaints challenge process ongoing keep rule law johnson sirleaf say news conference alongside gnassingbe conde weah boakai three candidates democratic process must conclude within time frame constitution may able retire end transition successfully say streets monrovia remain calm though court rule raise tension capital memories war fresh large number riot police deploy outside supreme court election commission headquarter see entire process critical survival nation must avoid slide war say student david farmah one money re-run election go ahead weah first round 38.4 percent vote boakai 28.8 percent tap frustration johnson sirleaf 12-year tenure see post-war peace consolidate economy quadruple size fail root corruption alleviate poverty morluba morlu senior official weah cdc party say wednesday still expect run-off go ahead next week sad rule party power 12 years cry say unity party support legal challenge want mockery election liberia 's supreme court halt election preparation fraud accusations