Political Parties Regulation Commission

OAU Drive Tower Hill Freetown Sierra Leone

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Background
of the PPRC

The Political Parties Regulation Commission(PPRC), formerly referred to as the Political Parties Registration Commission, is a creation of Sections 34 and 35 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone as amended in 2022, replicated in Section 3 of the Political Parties Act, No 25 of 2022. Its core mandate is outlined in the same Section 34 aforementioned and again replicated in Section 12 of the Political Parties Act 2022.

The Commission’s core functions are to regulate including registration of political parties. This includes the supervision and monitoring of the conduct of political parties and to mediate and resolve disputes between their memberships and/or amongst political parties.

The Political Parties Act of 2022 provides the Commission with regulatory powers as opposed to the 2002 Act which conferred it with tremendous regulatory powers, with virtually no enforcement powers and very limited mediatory powers.

Successes

The PPRC has performed well in the discharge of its mandate through the promotion of democracy and building of a culture of peace within and among political parties.

Conduct of Political Parties

The Conduct of Political Parties is to guide the actions of all Political Parties in Sierra Leone before, during and after the Election

Challenges

In a bid to achieve its mandate and the desire to unite and assist all political parties in their efforts to attain their aims and objectives, the Commission has been faced with several challenges; thus creating the opportunity for the reformation of the Political Parties Act.