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General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament. Both votes were won by the Sierra Leone People's Party, whose leader, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was re-elected as President. 2,342,547 voters were registered for the election.
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The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was authorised, under Security Council Resolution 1389 (2002), to assist in the electoral process.
Presidential election
Incumbent president Kabbah won more than 70% of the votes in the first round, meaning that a second round of voting was not required.
Parliamentary elections
The SLPP won with almost 70% of the vote, taking 83 of the 112 seats in parliament. The All People's Congress became the main opposition party, replacing the United National People's Party.
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Sierra Leonean general election, 2002 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA