 The first set of results in Sierra Leone's presidential election with the votes from 60% of the polling stations counted show that the incumbent Julius Maeda Barrio is in the lead. The electoral commission says that he has 56% of the vote with his closest rival Samura Kamara of the All People's Congress APC getting 42%. In order to win in the first round, a candidate needs more than 55% of the vote. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.