Editing History of Sierra Leone (section)

=== Julius Maada Bio presidency (2018-present) ===

In 2018, Sierra Leone held a general [[2018 Sierra Leonean general election|election]]. President Koroma, who had served maximum two terms, was not able to seek re-election. The presidential election, in which neither candidate reached the required threshold of 55%, went to a second round of voting, in which [[Julius Maada Bio]] was elected with 51% of the vote against the candidate of ruling [[All People's Congress]] (APC).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 March 2018|title=7 March 2018 Election in Sierra Leone by numbers|url=http://necsl2018.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Election-Figures_1403.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070525/http://necsl2018.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Election-Figures_1403.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2018|access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref> On 4 April 2018, opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio of [[Sierra Leone People's Party]] (SLPP), was sworn in as president.<ref>{{cite news |title=Julius Maada Bio sworn in as new Sierra Leone president |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-leone-election-idUSKCN1HB1PF |work=Reuters |date=4 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>