Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ernest Bai KOROMA 
• Head of Government: President Ernest Bai KOROMA
• Assembly: Sierra Leone has a unicameral Parliament with 124 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term. If no candidate receives more than 55% of the vote in the first round, a second round is held between the top two candidates.
• In the Parliament, 112 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 12 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms. 12 seats are filled by paramount chiefs elected in separate elections.