Opposition leader wins presidency
From Times Wire Reports
Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma was sworn in as Sierra Leone’s president after officials declared him the winner of a tense runoff.
Koroma was sworn in after election officials declared him the winner with 55% of 1.7 million ballots cast, compared with 45% for the ruling party candidate, Vice President Solomon Berewa.
Hours later, hundreds of looters descended on the headquarters of the former president’s party. Police blanketed the neighborhood with tear gas and made numerous arrests.
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