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S.Leone opposition APC wins parliamentary majority

23 Aug 2007 19:40:58 GMT
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FREETOWN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's opposition All People's Congress (APC) won a parliamentary majority with 59 of the assembly's 112 seats, the National Electoral Commission said on Thursday.

The commission also confirmed APC leader Ernest Bai Koroma would face a second round presidential run-off next month against Vice-President Solomon Berewa, the candidate of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) of outgoing President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

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