On Saturday Sierra Leoneans voted on the run-off poll after the first round of presidential elections did not presented a clear winner. Although violence and tension in Sierra Leone increased during the campaign, the polls are widely accepted as free and fair. Due to preliminary results, the opposition leader Ernest Berewa won the poll in a tight race.

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