Incumbent Mahama Declared Winner in Ghana
The Electoral Commission in Ghana has declared President John Dramani Mahama winner of the presidential elections. Official result show that the incumbent polled 50.70 percent of votes cast, compared to 47.74 percent for his closest challenger, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.
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Ghana:
NPP Wants EC to Stay Declaration of Results
AEP, 9 December 2012
The New Patriotic Party is calling on the Electoral Commission of Ghana to desist from announcing the results and declaring victors in the general elections. Read more »
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Ghana:
Multimedia Group Predicts Mahama Win
AEP, 9 December 2012
President John Dramani Mahama has been projected to retain the presidency with a first round victory. Read more »
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Ghana:
No Clear Winner Yet in Ghana Presidential Race
AEP, 9 December 2012
There is no certain winner yet in Ghana's presidential election even though incumbent President John Dramani Mahama is thought to be in the lead. Read more »
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Ghana:
Bridge Extreme Political Polarization Gap - CODEO Urges Political Parties
AEP, 9 December 2012
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has urged political parties, their leaders and the entire political class to take adequate measures to bridge the extreme… Read more »
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Ghana:
Peace Council Condemns Opposition Party
AEP, 9 December 2012
The National Peace Council (NPC) has condemned the press conference by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday evening, at which the party announced that it had secured a first… Read more »
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Ghana:
Ruling Party Calls for Calm
AEP, 9 December 2012
The Campaign Chair for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has called on the party supporters to remain calm and be law abiding. Read more »
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Ghana:
Early Results Show Tight Race
AEP, 8 December 2012
Second day voting which begun at 7am has ended in all polling centre in areas where voting was suspended due to breakdown of verification machines. The general election which was… Read more »
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Ghana:
Counting Starts In Historic Election
AEP, 7 December 2012
Counting has started following the official close of the 2012 general elections at 17:00 today. The first results are expected later on Friday evening through to early Sunday . Read more »
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Ghana:
No Honeymoon After Election
African Arguments, 7 December 2012
Ghanaians are voting for the next president of the longest-lived republic in their country's history. Read more »
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Ghana:
Biometric Verification Machine Breakdown Stalls Voting
AEP, 7 December 2012
The electronic gadgets used to verify the biometric data of prospective voters in a number of centers have broken down, stalling the voting process in those polling stations. The… Read more »
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Ghana:
Ghana Imposes Partial Suspension of Voting
AEP, 7 December 2012
Voting has been suspended in Ghana's general elections in areas where biometric registration equipment have broken down after several voters were caught in long queues even after… Read more »
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Ghana:
EC and Political Parties Meet Over Verification Challenges
AEP, 7 December 2012
Information available to Africa Election Project indicates that officials of the Electoral Commission are having an emergency meeting with all political parties official for… Read more »
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Ghana:
Voting Delays in Some Polling Centres
AEP, 7 December 2012
There are reports of delayed voting in a number of centres across the country, in closely fought elections in the West African country of Ghana, which has entered its second hour.… Read more »
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Ghana:
Voting Begins Across Polling Centres
AEP, 7 December 2012
Voting has begun in the various polling stations throughout Ghana, to elect a president and 275 Members of Parliament. Queues started forming from the wee hours of the morning,… Read more »
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Ghana:
Early Hiccups for Voters
New Dawn, 7 December 2012
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has said the Commission will declare the results of Friday's election within 72 hours after the close of poll. Read more »
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Ghana:
Social Media Users Defy Campaign Ban
AEP, 6 December 2012
Following the ban on active political campaigning in Ghana 24 hours to general elections as prescribed by the political parties regulations, politicians in and outside the country… Read more »
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Ghana:
Close Election to Test Its Peace and Democracy
ThinkAfricaPress, 6 December 2012
Through the campaign, rhetoric has got stronger and accusations of fraud and violence have increased. With the result be too close to call, how will things pan out? Read more »
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Ghana:
Ghana Decides 2012 - Route to Kumasi Declaration
Daily Trust, 7 December 2012
The mood in Ghana is one of high optimism that the sixth general elections taking place on the 7th of December will be free, fair, and credible and above all - violence free. Read more »
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Ghana:
High Turnout Expected in Polls for New President
AEP, 6 December 2012
Some 14 million Ghanaian voters will be expected to queue up in a couple of hours at 26,000 polling stations to cast their vote in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. The… Read more »
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Ghana:
Presidential Candidates Get Ready to Vote
AEP, 6 December 2012
The eight candidates vying for Ghana's presidency are getting ready to cast their ballots come tomorrow Friday, December 7. Read more »
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Ghana:
Election Fever Grips the Nation
Ghanaian Chronicle, 6 December 2012
With D-day for Election 2012 barely 24 hours away, voters across the length and breadth of Ghana yesterday, began feverish preparations to be part of the four-yearly thumb… Read more »
InFocus
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As campaign activities come to a close ahead of Friday's polls, the country's leading political parties have held large rallies in Accra. Read more »
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Several civil society organizations and political parties have urged citizens and stakeholders to make peace a priority as the nation goes to the polls on Friday. Read more »
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President John Dramani Mahama believes the ruling party has kept faith with the people and deserves to be given another opportunity to serve the country for four more years. Read more »