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Sierra Leone after elections: politics as usual? Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE ARMED FORCES POLITICAL CHANGE ETHNIC CONFLICT NON-POLITICAL CRIMES RECONCILIATION ELECTIONS This report examines the first truly non-violent vote in Sierra Leone's history in 2002. It argues that a number of concerns remain could threaten long-term peace prospects: the many questions about the fairness of the electoral process and the level of fraud and coercion that shrouded it, the dangerous divisions between the army and President Kabbah's ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), and the remaining ethnic tensions. The report concludes that the election will only be significant if accompanied by fundamental reforms that begin to change Sierra Leone's political landscape, including changes to the level of governmental and societal corruption and the promotion of reconciliation among combatants and civilians. 2026-09-30T11:57:20Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33358719.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Sierra_Leone_after_elections_politics_as_usual_/33358719 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0