On June 24, Sierra Leone’s 3.3 million voters will head to the polls for elections that will determine their next president, parliamentary representatives and local councilors. And if recent elections are a reliable indicator, turnout will be high: The country’s last three polls have seen an average participation rate of 82 percent. Those voting in the presidential election will do so with a degree of familiarity with the major contestants. The two leading candidates and their running mates remain unchanged from 2018. However, while Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party, or SLPP, was the main opposition candidate in 2018, this time he is seeking reelection to a second term as the incumbent president.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 01, 2023 13:24 UTC