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Why Sierra Leone Must Protect the 55 Percent Threshold — Not Weaken It
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Sierra Leone’s proposed constitutional amendment to change the presidential election threshold deserves serious national debate. The proposal would replace the existing requirement that a presidential candidate secure 55 percent of the valid national vote with a simple majority, while adding a requirement that the candidate obtain at least 20 percent of the vote in at [...] The post Why Sierra Leone Must Protect the 55 Percent Threshold — Not Weaken It appeared first on Sierraloaded.
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