Politics_of_Sierra_Leone
Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa, known officially as the Republic of Sierra Leone.
The government of Sierra Leone is the governing authority of the Republic of Sierra Leone, as established by the Sierra Leone Constitution. The Sierra Leone government is divided into three branches: the executive, legislative and the judicial. The seat of government of Sierra Leone is in the capital Freetown.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Sierra Leone a "hybrid regime" in 2022.[1]
Sierra Leone is divided into provinces, districts, and chiefdoms. Sierra Leone has 3 rural provinces, plus a capital city administrative province. There are then 14 districts - 12 rural, 2 for the capital Freetown.
Sierra Leone is further divided into 149 chiefdoms.[2] The chiefdoms are hereditary, tribal units of local governance.[2] The World Bank sponsored the creation of elected local councils in 2004.[2]
President
Incumbent president Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56% of the vote, a result which was contested by the main opposition party, the All People's Congress, which demanded a rerun, citing "glaring irregularities".[3]
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Maada Bio | Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh | Sierra Leone People's Party | 1,566,932 | 56.17 | |
| Samura Kamara | Chernor Maju Bah | All People's Congress | 1,148,262 | 41.16 | |
| Mohamed Bah | Mariatu Saudatu Turay | National Democratic Alliance | 21,620 | 0.77 | |
| Charles Margai | Tony Hindolo Songa | People's Movement for Democratic Change | 16,012 | 0.57 | |
| Nabieu Kamara | Saidu Mannah | Peace and Liberation Party | 7,717 | 0.28 | |
| Abdulahi Saccoh | Alice Pyne | Revolutionary United Front | 6,796 | 0.24 | |
| Prince Coker | Ibrahim Jalloh | People's Democratic Party | 5,981 | 0.21 | |
| Iye Kakay | Ambrose Kobi | Alliance Democratic Party | 4,336 | 0.16 | |
| Saa Kabuta | Gabriel Samuka | United National People's Party | 4,059 | 0.15 | |
| Beresford Williams | Kadija Bangura | Republic National Independent Party | 2,692 | 0.10 | |
| Mohamed Jonjo | Kaday Johnson | Citizen's Democratic Party | 2,367 | 0.08 | |
| Mohamed Sowa-Turay | Olivette Walker | United Democratic Movement | 1,665 | 0.06 | |
| Jonathan Sandy | Komba Mbawa | National Unity and Reconciliation Party | 1,369 | 0.05 | |
| Total | 2,789,808 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,789,808 | 99.61 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,883 | 0.39 | |||
| Total votes | 2,800,691 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,374,258 | 83.00 | |||
| Source: Candidates ECSL | |||||
Parliament
The Sierra Leone People's Party won 81 seats in Parliament while the All People's Congress won 54 seats. The Sierra Leone People's Party did much better in the Kono District than it did in the previous election, winning seven of ten seats in this election after winning none in the district in the last election. It also made gains in northern and western Sierra Leone.[4]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone People's Party | 1,578,259 | 56.68 | 81 | +32 | |
| All People's Congress | 1,113,882 | 40.00 | 54 | –14 | |
| National Grand Coalition | 18,169 | 0.65 | 0 | –4 | |
| People's Movement for Democratic Change | 17,390 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alliance | 3,819 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary United Front | 1,502 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Liberation Party | 1,131 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Unity and Reconciliation Party | 1,000 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republic National Independent Party | 560 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Party | 516 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 48,464 | 1.74 | 0 | −3 | |
| Paramount chiefs | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2,784,692 | 100.00 | 149 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 2,784,692 | 99.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,189 | 0.40 | |||
| Total votes | 2,795,881 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,374,258 | 82.86 | |||
| Source: Sierra Loaded, Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone | |||||
- "Democracy Index 2022: Frontline democracy and the battle for Ukraine" (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit. 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, Scholar, Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014
- Fofana, Umaru (1 July 2023). "Sierra Leone's main opposition party demands rerun of general election". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Fofana, Umaru (1 July 2023). "Sierra Leone ruling party wins 60% of parliamentary seats in contested vote". Reuters.