{"id":15161,"date":"2023-06-23T11:44:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=15161"},"modified":"2023-06-30T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T08:40:07","slug":"quick-facts-about-sierra-leone-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/quick-facts-about-sierra-leone-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick facts about Sierra Leone elections\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The election will hold on Saturday, June 24, 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a multi-tier election. Voting will take place for Presidential, Parliamentary, Councillor and Chairman\/Mayoral positions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Polling will start at 7 am and end at 5 pm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 3,374,528 voters across the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are 3,630 polling centres nationwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 11,832 polling stations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be a maximum of 300 voters in each polling station.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 13 presidential candidates running in the election.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>APC nominated 87 women candidates for member of parliament nationwide, representing 32.2% of the total candidates it nominated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SLPP nominated 90 women candidates for member of parliament nationwide, representing 33.3% of the total candidates it nominated for MP.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A total of 37% of women were nominated for MP in this year\u2019s election.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3,374,528 ballot papers were printed plus a 5% 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