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Country Compartative Data


President: Yes
Electoral System (Chamber 1): Plurality (FPTP)
Voting age: 18
Compulsory/voluntary voting: Voting is voluntary
Electoral Management model: Independent
Voting outside the country is permitted for: Citizens residing outside the country



Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone





 

Sierra Leone

Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the Parliament, 112 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system and 12 seats are filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections; all serve 5-year terms.

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