-
Sierra Leone: Voter Trust Has Been Shaken, and Will Need to Be Regained
The Conversation Africa, 30 June 2023
Julius Maada Bio, a 59-year-old former soldier, was sworn in for his second and final five-year term as president of Sierra Leone on 27 June. With 56% of votes cast in the election… Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: President Declared Winner of Election
DW, 27 June 2023
Election officials declared Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio to have won re-election. His biggest rival Samura Kamara, and the opposition All People's Congress, instantly… Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: #sierraleonedecides2023 - APC's Kamara Rejects Presidential Election Results
Premium Times, 27 June 2023
"These results are NOT credible and I categorically reject the outcome so announced by the electoral commission," Mr Kamara said. Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: Commonwealth Observers Find Elections Largely Peaceful, But Urge Full Transparency
Commonwealth, 28 June 2023
The Commonwealth Observer Group in Sierra Leone has welcomed the large turn-out of voters for the country's multi-tier elections held on 24 th June, and found that polling… Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: #sierraleonedecides2023 - Sierra Leoneans Await Results As Vote Counting Begins
Premium Times, 24 June 2023
Thirteen candidates participated in the presidential election, including frontline candidates Julius Bio of the SLPP and Samura Kamara of the APC Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Presidential Election Marred By Delays, Chaos
DW, 24 June 2023
Some polling stations opened several hours late, with local media reporting confusion among crowds of voters. A two-horse race for president emerged between incumbent Julius Maada… Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Elections - Survey Reveals What Voters Care About Most
The Conversation Africa, 22 June 2023
Sierra Leoneans go to the polls again on 24 June, in the country's fifth post-conflict electoral contest. Read more »
-
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Has Been At Peace for 20 Years After a Brutal Civil War - What Went Right
The Conversation Africa, 22 June 2023
Sierra Leone's June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. Read more »
Sierra Leone President Clinches Second Term in Office
Electoral officials said on Tuesday June 27, 2023 that Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio had clinched a second term in office, receiving 56.17% of ballots cast and narrowly clearing the threshold to avoid a runoff.
Deutsche Welle reports that Bio's main opposition candidate Samura Kamara immediately disputed the tally, which showed he had received 41.16% of the vote in the Saturday election.
Kamara's All People's Congress said earlier that election representatives were attacked and intimidated in three districts on June 24, the election day.
A woman was found dead at the party headquarters on Sunday after police surrounded the building and tried to disperse opposition supporters during a post-election news conference. Members of the opposition parties said that the incident unfolded like a "horror film" and that "live rounds" and "shots" had been fired. Police did not confirm the death but said that they had fired teargas canisters "to disperse the crowd which was disturbing people on the road."
The 2023 presidential race featured a rematch of the 2018 race between Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party against Kamara of the APC. Also up for grabs are 132 seats for members of parliament and local council seats.
