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Opposition's Julius Maada Bio wins Sierra Leone presidency

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Opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio won a narrow victory in a run-off election to become Sierra Leone's next president, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on Wednesday (April 4).

Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) won 51.81 percent of votes cast in the March 31 poll, defeating former foreign affairs minister and ruling All People's Congress (APC) candidate Samura Kamara, who garnered 48.19 percent.

(Source: Reuters)


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