Sierra Leone: Opposition SLPP Leads In Final Results Of The March 7th Presidential Elections

Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flagbearer Brigadier Julius Maada Bio

The  Sierra Leone”s Chief electoral Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission Mr Mohamed Nfah Conteh has announced the final 25% of the Country’s Presidential elections result on Tuesday the 13th of March at the Electoral Commission Headquarter in Freetown. The 25% he announced marked the final remaining 25% after he announced 75% of the results about four days ago.

Ruling APC candidate Dr. Samura Mathew Kamara

Out of the 16 political parties that took part in the country’s presidential elections only four were prominent and the main opposition party The Sierra Leone People’s Party SLPP  headed by the former Brigadier Julius Maada Bio  with a total votes cast of 1,097,482 with 43.3% and the ruling party The All People”s Congress party headed by former Minister of Finance and country planning in the ruling party Dr. Samura Mathew Kamara with 1,082,748 with 42.7%, National Grand Alliance NGC headed by the former United Nations Under-Secretary -General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All intiative,Dr Kandeh Yumkellah with 174,014 with 6.9% and the Coalition for Change C4C headed by the former Vice President in the ruling party Alhajie Samuel Sam-Sumana with 84,720, with 3.5%.

Chief electoral Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission Mr Mohamed Nfah Conteh

Members of the diplomatic and consular personalities and the foreign and national observers were present when the result was announced, Now the whole country is quiet and peaceful as supporters of the two main political parties are in high gear for the Run-off on March 27th this year..Who will win is not yet clear.