Ghana: Minor Problems During Polling in Ghana's Closely Fought Elections

Ghana's presidential and parliamentary polls took place on Wednesday with very few major incidents, according to a preliminary report from a domestic observer group. At polling stations visited by RFI in the Greater Accra area, voting went smoothly with isolated problems. The results are expected to be tight between incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and main opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo.

Fifty-five per cent of polling stations had no major problems, 44 per cent reported minor problems and 1 per cent reported major problems, according to a report from the 8,000-strong Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) monitoring group.

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