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Sierra Leones President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said Tuesday, prompting the runner-up to "categorically reject" the result.

The president of Sierra Leone Julius Maada was sworn in after being declared the victor by the electoral commission.

Sierra Leone Presidency provisional results reveal that Julius Maada is ahead of his close rival from the opposition side.

Sierra Leones President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition.

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected to serve a second term with 56.17 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral commission said Tuesday, prompting the runner-up to "categorically…

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17% to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition.

The counting of votes continued on Sunday in Sierra Leone, the day after the presidential election. In the evening, police used tear gas canisters to disperse

Samura Kamara, the main opponent of incumbent president Julius Maada Bio in the election, said on Twitter that bullets had been fired at his partys headquarters in the capital.

In a statement, the Sierra Leone Police said that members of the APC had paraded through Freetown “announcing to the public that they had won” the elections.