Countries / Africa
SLE
Elections in Sierra Leone
presidential system
Next election
date to be confirmed
JM
Julius Maada Bio live
Head of state - Sierra Leone People's Party
In office since
4 April 2018
Party
Sierra Leone People's Party
Head of government
David Sengeh
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Freetown
Population
7 557 212
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Sierra Leone
Established
1971
Currency
leone
Official language
English
Capital
Freetown
Region
Africa
Area
71,740 km2
Election history
31 March 2018presidential
Sierra Leonean presidential election
won: Julius Maada Bio
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - Jacob Jusu Saffa David Sengeh
peaceful - no coup recorded
2021 - David J. Francis Jacob Jusu Saffa
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.