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Sierra Leone General Elections
March 7, 2018
General elections will be held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 to elect the President, Parliament and local councils. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma is not running for another term, as he is constitutionally ineligible, having served the maximum ten years in office.
The President of Sierra Leone is elected using a modified two-round system, with a candidate having to receive more that 55% of the vote in the first round to be elected. If this is not achieved, a run-off will be held.
The 112 elected members of Parliament are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. The remaining 12 seats are reserved for Paramount Chiefs, who are elected indirectly.
The election falls outside of the five-year term plus three months limit and has been criticised by constitutional lawyers.
Sources and Further Reading
Election Guide
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2252/
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Sierra Leone 2018 elections – taking parliament and losing the presidency, The Sierra Leone Telegraph
