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The Electoral Commission(EC) has dismissed claims about a deliberate change of figures in favour of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the recently held December 7, 2020, general elections. This follows calls from a section of the public for the EC to apologize following the change in figures announced by …

The European Union observers in Ghana’s election have said while voting process was transparent, collation was ‘less transparent’. “Collation of results at the constituency level was observed in 35 constituency collation centres with many of them being visited repeatedly. Collation process was less well organised and less transparent often due …

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has advised the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to use legal means in challenging the verdict of the 2020 elections if he strongly disagrees with the outcome. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, December 12, 2020, the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide …

A preliminary report by the European Union Election Observation Mission Ghana 2020 (EU EOM) has said the media – both state-owned and private – were polarised in their coverage of Ghana’s just-ended general elections. “The media reported freely on the elections in a polarised environment”, the findings presented by EU …

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon Joe Ghartey is standing on the brinks of electoral dispute as his return to Parliament faces legal action over alleged massive electoral fraud. The MP for Essikado Ketan had earlier been reported to have lost the seat to NDC’s Grace Ayensu Danquah, but things took …

Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has in a move to dispel the notion that she has travelled abroad, professed her love for the country. According to Jean Mensa, she loves the country so much that she would not leave at this crucial time. “I have a …

At the end of the December 7 polls, 40 females won various parliamentary seats across the country to enter the 8th parliament. The NPP holds 20 of the new seats whilst the NDC holds 20. Below is the full list of female MPs-elect: New Patriotic Party (NPP) 1) Abena Osei …

The Ashanti Regional Office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is to set up a committee to review the 2020 General Election.   Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Regional Chairman, said the committee would be tasked to analyse critically the performance of the Party in all the 47 constituencies. Contrary to …

Pressure has been mounted by a section of Ghanaians on the former President and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama to concede defeat to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo The NDC leader at a Press Conference said he cannot accept what he described as “Fiction” electoral results declared …

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is still struggling to come to terms with the painful defeat of the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hajia Alima Mahama in the just-ended elections, some residents were full of joy over the sad development.   At the collation centre at Gambaga …