Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Mohamed N'fah Alie Conteh, yesterday announced the final result of the March 7 presidential election, but any of the sixteen political parties, including the two major parties, could not reach the threshold of fifty-five percent to clinch the presidency.
According to the final result read by the NEC Chairperson and Chief Electoral Officer, presidential candidate of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, was placed in first position with 43.3 percent, followed by the presidential candidate of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC), Dr. Samura Matthew Wilson Kamara, who secured 42.7 percent.
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