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Kamara's All People's Congress has 68 out of 132 parliament seats and its support is key to form a workable government<br><br>Sierra Leone's beaten presidential hopeful Samura Kamara, who narrowly lost a run-off vote, congratulated victor Julius Maada Bio Saturday and vowed to throw his party's support behind a new administration.<br><br>"I'm here to congratulate our new president with executive members of my party," Kamara told reporters after meeting former junta leader Bio at his residence.<br><br>Kamara said his All People's Congress (APC) would support Bio's efforts to form a new government in the West African nation, following a tumultuous campaign that saw supporters of both sides subjected to violence and intimidation.<br><br>Bio, a former soldier who briefly led a military junta more than two decades ago, beat Kamara with 51.81 percent of vote in last month's election.<br><br>Kamara swiftly challenged the outcome, which was announced Wednesday by the nation's election commission, alleging ballot box stuffing and "other irregularities."<br><br>But both African neighbours and international observers say the vote was generally conducted peacefully, and Kamara's show of support for  [http://untuksuamiistri.blogspot.com/2015/09/perawatan-pasca-kuret.html Perawatan Pasca Kuret] his rival may ease concerns of post-election unrest.<br><br>Kamara nevertheless called on Bio to protect his supporters.<br><br>"No Sierra Leonean should suffer for belonging to any party, no one should shed blood for politics," he said.<br><br>Bio will need the support of the ruling APC, which has 68 out of 132 parliament seats, to form a workable government majority in what is one of the world's poorest nations despite huge mineral and diamond deposits.<br><br>Its economy is still recovering from war and disease and remains fragile with investors slowly returning, and corruption is widespread in the former British colony.<br><br>Advertisement