Opposition's Julius Maada Bio wins Sierra Leone presidency

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News ID: 21304
Publish Date: 8:44 - 05 April 2018
TEHRAN, April 05 - Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio won a narrow victory in a run-off election to become Sierra Leone's next president, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on Wednesday (April 4).

Opposition's Julius Maada Bio wins Sierra Leone presidencyTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio won a narrow victory in a run-off election to become Sierra Leone's next president, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on Wednesday (April 4).

Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) won 51.81 percent of votes cast in the March 31 poll, defeating former foreign affairs minister and ruling All People's Congress (APC) candidate Samura Kamara, who garnered 48.19 percent.

Source: Reuters

 

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