 Ministers of State are appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president.The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term; elections were last held on 4 April 2018 (Julius Maada Bio, SLPP, 51.8%; Samura Kamara, APC, 47.2%).The president's tenure of office is limited to two five-year terms.