Sierra Leone 2023 Election: Provisional Results

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Provisional results

Electoral Commission

 

BREAKING NEWS: June 27, 2023: Bio (SLPP) Wins Second Term, Says' ECSL

 

Provisional results from Sierra Leone's presidential election showed President Julius Maada Bio led the presidential election with 60% of valid votes counted, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has said.

The incumbent SLPP president, Julius Maada Bio, has so far polled over a million votes and currently leads his main rival, Samura Wilson Kamara of the APC, with over 200,000 votes, according to the provincial results sheet.

Some 3.4 million people registered to vote in 16 districts and 13 Registered Political Parties.

Presidential candidates must secure 55 percent of valid votes for a first-round win to avoid a run-off.

The electoral commission described the weekend poll as peaceful for the most part but acknowledged delays in some polling stations and pockets of violence.

The results detailed below are partial and do not represent the complete outcome of the Presidential election. 

The incumbent SLPP president, Julius Maada Bio, has so far polled over a million votes and currently leads his main rival, Samura Kamara of the APC.

The electoral commission says that Bio's SLPP has 56% of the vote. His closest rival Samura Wilson Kamara, of the All People's Congress (APC), is on 42%.

The final election results are due to follow, the ECSL commissioner said. 

Election update from the 60 percent provisional ballot released as reported by BBC Reporter Umuru Fofanah.

 

Display by State Security at Presidential Lodge

Display by State Security at Presidential Lodge.

 
 

Updated: June 27, 2023; 12:41 pm EST

BREAKING NEWS: Bio and Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Wins The Presidential Elections for Second Term

Julius Maada Bio, the incumbent SLPP candidate, was declared the winner of Sierra Leone's presidential election. 

ECSL Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Konneh, said on Tuesday, Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent of the votes on Saturday. His top rival, Dr. Samura Wilson Kamara, came in second with 41.16 percent. 

The opposition presidential candidate Dr. Samura Wilson Kamara of the All Peoples Congress (APC), alleged that his electoral agents weren't allowed to verify the ballot counting and is disputing the results. 

'These results are not credible, and I categorically reject the outcome announced by the electoral commission,' he said. 

Bio, 59, ran for a second term against 12 opponents. His biggest rival is the All People's Congress (APC) candidate Dr. Samura Wilson Kamara, 72, who narrowly lost to Bio in the 2018 election.

The European Union (EU) elections observation team accuses the ECSL of inconsistencies and lack of integrity in key activities on electoral preparedness, including the ongoing tabulation of results.

The preliminary statement of the EU election observation mission (EU EOM) indicated procedures for tallying and results management came late in the electoral preparedness, clouding prospects of a transparent tabulation and results process.

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has been present in Sierra Leone since May 11, 2023, following an invitation from the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL).

The EU EOM is independent in its findings and conclusions and adheres to the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation endorsed at the United Nations in October 2005.

 
 

Updated: June 30, 2023: For Immediate Release

The United States Senate Committee On Foreign Relations 

Statement by Committee Ranking Member U.S Senator James Risch of Idaho

Risch on the recent Election in Sierra Leone, particularly the lack of transparency and escalating harassment, defaming, and targeting of citizen observers.

Risch on the recent Election in Sierra Leone, particularly the lack of transparency and escalating harassment, defaming, and targeting of citizen observers.

 
 

Updated: July 1, 2023; 9:30 am EST

The Electoral Commission For Sierra Leone (ECSL) has announced Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), is the winner of the 2023 Freetown City Council elections.

Contested Mayoral Election

Mayor-Elect Freetown City Council

A week after voting in the June 24, 2023, general election, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr defeated her main rival, Mohamed ‘Gento’ Kamara, a Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) candidate.

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr Re-Elected Mayor of Freetown, Defeats Mohamed ‘Gento’ Kamara

The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) has announced Aki-Sawyerr, candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), is the winner of the 2023 Freetown City Council elections.

The incumbent, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, emerged victorious in the Freetown City Council mayoral election, securing 51% of the votes with 288,683 votes. Mohamed Gento Kamara, her primary challenger, garnered 48% of the votes with 268,213 votes.

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