a second round was necessary. In the parliamentary election, held concurrently with the presidential first round, the APC won 59 out of 112 seats and became the largest party in Parliament. Koroma was victorious in the second round of the 2007 presidential election, held on 8 September, winning 54.6% of the vote against 45.4% for Berewa. He was sworn in as President on 17 September. APC has traditionally been based among the Temne and Limba people in the north. Electoral history Presidential elections Parliamentary elections References External links 1960 establishments in Sierra Leone African and Black nationalist parties in Africa African socialist political parties Democratic socialist parties in Africa Parties of one-party systems Political parties established in 1960 Political parties in Sierra Leone Socialism in Sierra Leone