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Polls Open in Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

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Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols.

Long queues formed at the polling stations long before voting began at 07:00 GMT where Some 17 million voters are on the register to cast their ballots.

Voting will end at 17:00 GMT and counting will be at the polling stations. The Electoral Commission says it will declare the results in 24 hours although the law gives it 72 hours.

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Voters will choose a new president and 275 parliamentarians. There are 12 presidential candidates although only the incumbent, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and former President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress have any real chances of winning. There are 914 parliamentary candidates.

In a radio and television broadcast on Sunday night, President Akufo-Addo called on voters to exercise their franchise in peace. (PANA)

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