Sierra Leone Election: Ex-coup leader wins first round

A former military leader has won the first round of Sierra Leone's Presidential election.

Brigadier Julius Maada Bio secured 43.3% of the vote, short of the 55% he needed to avoid a second round run-off. 

He will now face the ruling party candidate, Samura Kamara, in two weeks who was behind by just 0.6%.

Should Brig Bio win that contest, it will be the second time he has led Sierra Leone, having briefly headed a military junta in 1996.  

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
---DECRYPTED---