2020 Ghanaian general election

2020 Ghanaian general election
group of elections, public election
CountryGhana Edit
Dey apply to jurisdictionGhana Edit
Dey follow2016 Ghanaian general election Edit
Followed by2024 Ghanaian general election Edit
Point for tym insyd7 December 2020 Edit

Ghana hold general elections on 7 December 2020. Incumbent Presido Nana Akufo-Addo of de New Patriotic Party (NPP) dem re-elect insyd de first round after securing majority for votes.[1] Former Presido John Dramani Mahama come announce that he go contest de results.[2] At de Supreme Court, petition wey dey challenge de result dem file on 30 December, den unanimously dismissed on 4 March 2021 for lack of merit.

De NPP lost ein majority insyd de parliament, winning de same number of seats as dema opposition NDC, wey dey result insyd hung parliament plus single independent (Andrew Asiamah Amoako) insyd de position of kingmaker.[3][4]

  1. Dontoh, Ekow; Dzawu, Moses Mozart (8 December 2020). "Ghana's President Akufo-Addo Wins Second Term by Slim Margin". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Kokutse, Francis (10 December 2020). "Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results". AP News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. Ghana’s Hung Parliament Sets President Up for Tough Term
  4. Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru; Sackeyfio, Naaborle (2021). "The uncertainties of Ghana's 2020 elections". African Affairs. doi:10.1093/afraf/adaa028.

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