SierraLeoneDecides2023: Jonathan, Osinbajo monitor polls as Sierra Leoneans Vote
The election is considered a straight contest between the president and candidate of the Sierra Leone People’s Party , Julius Bio, and Samura Kamara, the flagbearer of the All Peoples Congress .
Also on the ballot are Kamara Musa, Peace and Liberation Party; Margai Francis, People’s Movement For Democratic Change; Saccoh Dougakoro, Revolutionary United Front Party; Sandy Patrick, National Unity and Reconciliation Party; Sowa-Turay Mohamed, United Democratic Movement; and Williams Victor, Republic National Independent Party.
If no presidential candidate secures 55 per cent of valid votes cast in the first ballot, the top two candidates will slug it out in a run-off two weeks after the announcement of the first-round result, according to the electoral provisions. “In continuation of our engagements with stakeholders ahead of Saturday’s general elections in Sierra Leone, WAEF Election Mission to Sierra Leone today, in Freetown, met with the Inspector General of Police and the National Security Coordinator to assess their preparedness for tomorrow’s elections,” he noted on his verified Twitter page.
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