Ghana Election a Win for Democracy


NEWS  —  Ghana:   Who Controls Next Parliament?
Accra Mail (Accra)
11 December 2008

Mr Abraham Osei-Aidooh, Majority Leader in Parliament, has said the likelihood of two different parties separately controlling the executive and legislature in the next Parliament was a "novel ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Ghana:   Ruling Party Candidate Reshuffles Team
Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)
11 December 2008

In its quest to retain power in the December run-off, the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has reshuffled his campaign team. Credible information ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Ghana:   Peaceful Free And Fair Elections
Accra Mail (Accra)
11 December 2008

Ghana once again has proved that she is the shining star of Africa having held very successful general elections last weekend. [read more]

NEWS  —  Ghana:   'Democracy Is the Winner' In Elections
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
10 December 2008

Ghanaians will go to the polls again on 28 December to elect a president after the two main candidates fell short of the 50-percent threshold for a first-round victory. [read more]

ANALYSIS  —  Ghana:   Presidential Elections End in Run-off
Accra Mail (Accra)
11 December 2008

One side of the argument has been settled decisively already: The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will from January 7 2009 be referred to as the opposition or minority in Ghana's Legislature. From ... [read more]

ANALYSIS  —  Ghana:   Fair Polls Despite Ethnic, Political Divide
Daily Independent (Lagos)
10 December 2008

At close of the voting exercise on Tuesday, in the presidential and preliminary elections in Ghana, it became increasingly clear that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) would emerge victorious. No ... [read more]

Read comments. Write your own.

Author: paulom
Thu Dec 11 17:04:39 2008

If this is true, it is a strategy in the right direction. The original campaign team was overbloated and full of deadweight(s). This lean and mean team has the potential to be more effective.

Author: maricho
Thu Dec 11 12:09:06 2008

Well done Ghana for allowing citizens to freely choose the leaders. I think Africa will learn a lot from the Ghanaian case. Africa should learn that the advent of All Inclusive Gorvenments in some African countries like Kenya and Zimbabwe is a step towards autocracy; it's not democracy. Incumbents that lose elections should step down and not enter into some shaddy deals with the victors like Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Kibbaki of Kenya did. I think African democracies like Ghana, Senegal, Liberia and Siera Leone should establish a league of democracies in Africa where only African countries that completely adhere… [Read Full Text]





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