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S.Leone opposition APC wins parliamentary majority
23 Aug 2007 19:40:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
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FREETOWN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) won a parliamentary majority with 59 of the assembly's 112 seats, the National Electoral Commission said on Thursday.

The commission also confirmed APC leader Ernest Bai Koroma would face a second round presidential run-off next month against Vice-President Solomon Berewa, the candidate of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) of outgoing President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

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A view of the Bumbuna hydroelectric dam project October 20,2007. Sierra Leone's new president visited Bumbuna, the country's largest and long-delayed hydroelectric dam project in his first official trip beyond the capital since he was elected. President Ernest Bai Koroma, leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), has pledged to make delivering electricity to the country, which is largely without light and relies on small private generators for power, his number one priority. REUTERS/Katrina Manson (SIERRA LEONE)


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