FREETOWN: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 per cent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday (Jun 27), prompting the runner-up to 'categorically reject' the result. Bio's main challenger Samura Kamara, who came second w
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 per cent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday , prompting the runner-up to"categorically reject" the result.
The party pointed to the lack of information about which polling stations or districts the ballots were coming from.In a later statement, the party alleged"overvoting" in some areas and said it"continues to reject" the"fabricated results" and"reaffirms our victory"."I'm happy Bio won, we want him to fix the economy and create jobs," Susan Myers, 34, said.
At a press conference Monday, European Union observers said a lack of transparency and communication by the electoral authority had led to mistrust in the electoral process. Kamara, 72, a former foreign and finance minister, had assailed the electoral commission throughout the campaign period over alleged irregularities and delays.EU observers denounced violence by security forces at the APC headquarters in Freetown on Sunday night, in what the police said was an effort to disperse opposition supporters, which left one woman dead.
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