Delays in the collation and declaration of results from the 2024 general election forced the Electoral Commission of Ghana to declare the winner of the presidential results, John Dramani Mahama without results from nine constituencies.
Mahamudu Bawumia, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, has conceded defeat to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 presidential election.
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called on Ghanaians to exercise patience and allow the Electoral Commission (EC) to fulfil its constitutional mandate of officially declaring the results of the December 7 general elections.
One of the most striking aspects of the elections that have taken place in 2024 is that many have resulted in landslide defeats for governments that have previously appeared to have a strong grip on power, including in countries that have never before experienced a change at the top.
As voting comes to an end, the Penplusbytes Disinformation Detection Platform (DDP) has recorded 7,423 election-related issues throughout the day with 2,123 incidents flagged.
Polls have officially opened in 40,975 polling stations across the country.
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