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Parliament Removes Independent Presidential Candidate Clause from Constitutional Amendment Bill
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Lawmakers in Sierra Leone’s Parliament have struck down a provision in the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2025, effectively barring independent candidates from running for the presidency. Members of Parliament from both the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) agreed on Monday to expunge the clause from the [...] The post Parliament Removes Independent Presidential Candidate Clause from Constitutional Amendment Bill appeared first on Sierraloaded.
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