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• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone: Ruling Party Loses Vote, Opposition Leader Made President (Allafrica) On 17 September, following what observers say were largely peaceful and fair elections, the former ruling party candidate Solomon Berewa conceded defeat and the former opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma was sworn in as president.
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone: Opposition Takes Power (Allafrica) It's official !!Ernest Bai Koroma has won the presidential election and led the All People's Congress to power in Sierra Leone.
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone: Voters Await Results After Tense Election (Allafrica) Sierra Leoneans are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the second round of a presidential election which could see the ruling party deposed from office.
• May 22, 2008: A large ECOWAS election observer team arrives in Sierra Leone (APA) A sixty member observer team from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to monitor the forthcoming presidential run-off elections arrived in Freetown Tuesday ahead of the run-off on Saturday.
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone presidential candidates to hold a joint rally in Freetown (APA) The two candidates in the presidential run-off elections on Saturday 8 September, Solomon Berewa of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People’s Party (APC) will drive along the streets of the municipality as a show of solidarity and send the message of non-violence to their supporters.
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone politicians preach peace (Afrol News) Sierra Leone’s second round presidential contenders, Ernest Bai Koroma and Solomon Berewa, have abhorred post electoral violence, asking their supporters to keep peace on or before the weekend polls.
• May 22, 2008: Emergency threat in Sierra Leone (BBC) There have been some tension in Sierra Leone over the last two days. But, the President Kabbah called on the parties to calm down and go on with a peaceful second round run-off.
• May 22, 2008: Christiana Thorpe Assures Sierra Leoneans"We will Do Everything To Ensure Run-Off Election Is Credible" (Standard Times) NEC's chairperson Dr Thorpe, thanks the people of Sierra Leone for their participation in the August 11 elections and assures them that the September 8 run-off will be very well organised.
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone: Opposition Wins Parliamentary Elections (Allafrica) Sierra Leone's opposition has taken control of the country's parliament but its candidate in the presidential elections still faces uncertain prospects in a second round of voting.
• May 22, 2008: "It was an executive decision"----PMDC Spokesman (Patriotic Vanguard) With the likelihood of a run-off in the Presidential race scheduled for September 6, 2007, between the APC’s Ernest Bai Koroma and the SLPP’s Solomon Berewa, the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), has declared their support for the All People’s Congress (APC).
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone elections : Progressive Results Summary (NEC) NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PROGRESSIVE ELECTION RESULTS (updated August 20th)
• May 22, 2008: Sierra Leone: Elections Headed for Second Round? (Allafrica) Following the results published by the National Electoral Commission, Sierra Leone's presidential elections appear headed for a second round run-off.
• May 22, 2008: "Sierra Leone: Elections Bring Hope for a Former Failed State", Donald Steinberg (AllAfrica) This article underlines the importance of the August 11 presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone. It explains how it is a pivotal decision point for the country.
• May 22, 2008: Women From Wipsen-A Observe Sierra Leone's Elections (allafrica) Experienced Liberian women get involved in Sierra Leone's elections to institutionalize women peace and security in Africa by valorizing African Women's leadership capacity for Peace promotion.
• Aug 13, 2007: Count begins in Sierra Leone poll, (CNN) Ballot-counting was under way Sunday in Sierra Leone's first presidential election since U.N. peacekeepers withdrew two years ago - a vote seen as a test of the country's transition to democratic rule.