First-time voter expressing her joy after voting/Thorley Janet/Twitter
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Voting is underway in Sierra Leone in a national general election. The main opposition party hopes will see public frustration with deep economic hardship foil President Julius Maada Bio’s re-election bid.
People wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen
About 3.4 million people are expected to vote in the presidential and legislative.
People wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen
About 3.4 million people are expected to vote in the presidential and legislative ballot after a campaign marred by tensions that led to the cancellation of rallies in the final stages and clashes at an opposition gathering on Wednesday.
Voters wait to cast their votes for the national election at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Cooper InveenSwitSalone/TwitterHundreds of voters voting to cast their vote at the Hastings Community Center/ SwitSalone/TwitterVoters at Annie Walsh Memorial Sec. School, Mountain Cut, Freetown/Yiaga AfricaVoters at Annie Walsh Memorial Sec. School, Mountain Cut, Freetown/Yiaga AfricaThe presidential election ballot paper/Yiaga AfricaThe Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone/TwitterThe Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone/Twitter
