Politics of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone is a country located in West Africa, known officially as the Republic of Sierra Leone.

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Government of Sierra Leone
Main article: Government 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 2019.[1]

Administrative divisions

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]

Political parties and elections
Main articles: List of political parties in Sierra Leone and Elections in Sierra Leone

Presidential elections
Main article: 2018 Sierra Leonean general election
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Julius Maada BioSierra Leone People's Party1,097,48243.31,319,40651.8
Samura KamaraAll People's Congress1,082,74842.71,227,17148.2
Kandeh YumkellaNational Grand Coalition174,0146.9
Samuel Sam-SumanaCoalition for Change87,7203.5
Mohamed Kamaraimba MansarayAlliance Democratic Party26,7041.1
Gbandi Jemba NgobehRevolutionary United Front12,8270.5
Musa TarawallyCitizens Democratic Party11,4930.5
Charles Francis MargaiPeople's Movement for Democratic Change9,8640.4
Mohamed Charnoh BahNational Democratic Alliance8,3440.3
Mohamed Sowa-TurayUnited Democratic Movement5,6950.2
Patrick John O'DwyerNational Progressive Democrats4,2390.2
Kandeh Baba ContehPeace and Liberation Party4,2330.2
Femi Claudius ColeUnity Party3,8250.2
Saa Henry KabutaUnited National People's Party3,0610.1
Beresford Victor WilliamsRepublic National Independence Party2,5550.1
Jonathan Patrick SandyNational Unity and Reconciliation Party2,3180.1
Invalid/blank votes139,427–31,694–
Total2,676,5491002,578,271100
Registered voters/turnout3,178,66384.23,178,66381.1
Source: NECSL, NECSL

Parliamentary elections
Main article: 2018 Sierra Leonean general election
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Sierra Leone People's Party49
All People's Congress68
Coalition for Change8
Alliance Democratic Party
Citizens Democratic Party
National Democratic Alliance
National Grand Coalition4
National Progressive Democrats
National Unity and Reconciliation Party
Peace and Liberation Party
People's Democratic Party
People's Movement for Democratic Change
Republic National Independence Party
Revolutionary United Front
United Democratic Movement
United National People's Party
Unity Party
Independents3
Elected Chiefs––140
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total146+14
Registered voters/turnout––
Source: NEC

See also

References
  1. The Economist Intelligence Unit (8 January 2019). "Democracy Index 2019". Economist Intelligence Unit. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. Tristan Reed and James A. Robinson, The Chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, Scholar, Harvard University, 15 July 2013, Document available online, accessed 30 April 2014

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