As December 7 approaches, Ghanaians are gearing up to elect a new president. This will be the ninth (9th) round of national elections since 1992 when the country returned to multi-party democracy under the Fourth Republic. Despite the high level of interest expressed by twenty-seven (27) political parties and independent candidates who registered their intent with the electoral management body, the Electoral Commission (EC) validated and cleared thirteen (13) aspirants to contest the presidential election. The final ballot list includes nine (9) political parties and four independent candidates.
Voting will occur at 38,622 voting stations in 33,367 polling stations. There are approximately 18 million registered voters expected to participate in the election, according to the EC. So far, the EC has completed the limited voter registration exercise, vote transfer, the provisional voter register exhibition, candidate nomination, and the filing process.
As the election draws closer and the curtains draw on the second term of President Akuffo Addo, this paper, by Paul Osei-Kuffour, WADEMOS Network Coordinator, explores the electoral landscape in Ghana, drawing on insights from the sub-region, key issues engaging the attention of stakeholders, political parties, and citizens ahead of the election, and possible outcomes.
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