Sierra Leone's main opposition party on Saturday demanded a re-run of last weekend's presidential election after incumbent President Julius Maada Bio was declared the winner and swiftly sworn in for a second term in the West African nation.
The opposition All People's Congress party, or APC, accused Sierra Leone's electoral commission of conspiring with Bio's party to rig the results. In a statement, the party also called for the resignation of electoral commission chairman Mohamed Konneh and his entire team among others.
According to official results, Bio received 56.17 per cent of the vote, enough to beat his man challenger Kamara while avoiding run-off. Electoral officials said Kamara had received 41.16 per cent of ballots cast. "This is a collective victory for every citizen and we must come together now that elections are over for the pursuit of a common goal, which is the development of our dear country," Bio tweeted.
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