Sierra Leone president Bio Claims win,....
Sierra Leone President Bio Claims Win, Rival Disputes Tally Dmitry Feoktistov/TASS Host Photo Agency Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio in 2019. 27 JUNE 2023Deutsche Welle (Bonn) 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 disputed the figures. Electoral officials said Tuesday 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. However, 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. The final results were announced in the capital, Freetown, by commission head Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, who at the same time declared Bio president. However, the opposition All People's Congress (APC) alleged that the...