Lining up hours before dawn, citizens of Sierra Leone went to the polls Wednesday to choose a new president, parliament, and local councilors in one of the most hotly contested elections in the West African nation's history. Jason Patinkin was there and snapped these photos.
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Voters line up before polls open in Freetown, Sierra Leone, March 7, 2018. (Photo: Jason Patinkin / VOA )