2018 Sierra Leonean general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2018_Sierra_Leonean_general_election
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkbp:date 7 March 2018
gptkbp:elects National Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2018 Sierra Leonean general election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Ernest_Bai_Koroma
gptkbp:incumbent_president_party gptkb:All_People's_Congress
gptkbp:local_council_seats_contested 511
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:politics
local council election
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2023_Sierra_Leonean_general_election
gptkbp:numberOfIssues peaceful transfer of power
allegations of irregularities
runoff required for presidency
gptkbp:observerState gptkb:Commonwealth_Observer_Group
gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:ECOWAS
gptkbp:parliamentary_runner-up_party gptkb:Sierra_Leone_People's_Party
gptkbp:parliamentary_seats_contested 132
gptkbp:parliamentary_winner_party gptkb:All_People's_Congress
gptkbp:presidential_candidates gptkb:Samura_Kamara
gptkb:Kandeh_Yumkella
Julius Maada Bio
others
Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray
Samuel Sam-Sumana
gptkbp:presidential_runner-up_party gptkb:All_People's_Congress
gptkbp:presidential_runner-up_percentage 48.2%
gptkbp:presidential_runoff_percentage 51.8%
gptkbp:presidential_runoff_winner Julius Maada Bio
gptkbp:previousEdition 2012 Sierra Leonean general election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Samura_Kamara
gptkbp:secondRoundDate 31 March 2018
gptkbp:stateElectorate 3,178,663
gptkbp:voterTurnout over 80%
gptkbp:votingSystem two-round system (presidential)
first-past-the-post (parliamentary)
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Sierra_Leone_People's_Party
Julius Maada Bio
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sierra_Leone_People's_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7