Analysis: Next Steps for Sierra Leone’s President Elect Bio

Sierra Leone’s incumbent president, Julius Maada Bio, was declared winner of the 2023 presidential election on Tuesday, earning himself a second term in office. The Electoral Commission said Bio won by more than 1.5 million votes — 56.17% of the votes cast. There was an immediate reaction over the transparency of the vote from Bio’s main challenger Samura Kamara, who claimed that the outcome was not credible. For more insight, VOA’s Esther Githui-Ewart spoke to Steven Nabieu Rogers, a Sierra Leonean political analyst.