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This article listspolitical parties in Sierra Leone.Sierra Leone has amulti-party system, with two or three strongpolitical parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
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| Sierra Leone People's Party | SLPP | Julius Maada Bio | Centre tocentre-left | Social democracy Civic nationalism Third Way | 81 / 149 | |
| All People's Congress | APC | Ernest Bai Koroma | Centre-left | African nationalism Pan-Africanism | 54 / 149 | |
The largest contest within Sierra Leone's political culture centres upon the competition between the ethnicTemne in Sierra Leone's north-west, and theMende in Sierra Leone's south-east.[1]
The vast majority of the Mende support theSierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The majority of the Temne support theAll People's Congress (APC).[2]