Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio addresses the General Debate of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) on Tuesday declared that Julius Maada Bio, the incumbent president and ruling Sierra Leone People's Party candidate, has won his second five-year term in this year's presidential election.
FREETOWN, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) on Tuesday declared that Julius Maada Bio, the incumbent president and ruling Sierra Leone People's Party candidate, has won his second five-year term in this year's presidential election.
In a press conference, the ECSL announced that Bio secured about 56.17 percent of the total votes, while the opposition All People's Congress candidate Samura Kamara got around 41.16 percent.
According to the law in the West African country, to be declared the winner of the presidential race, the leading presidential candidate must secure 55 percent of the votes cast.
Sierra Leone ran its presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections on June 24. ■
