Tag Archives: ELECTIONS

The Supreme Court of Ghana will today begin hearings on the presidential election petition filed by John Dramani Mahama who is praying the court to order a rerun of the December 7, 2020, election between himself and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He avers that neither him nor Nana Akufo-Addo, named as 2nd Respondent, …

Niger is set for a second round of vote as no candidate clinched the needed majority for a first round win in the December 27 vote. Former Prime Minister and favorite to win Mohammed Bazoum, of the ruling party, came first with 39.33 percent of the vote. He will go …

By law, it is the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that is the Returning Officer for the Presidential elections in Ghana. But it is not out of the ordinary to see the media, per their collated figures “projecting likely” winners. Admittedly, Ghana has historically seen some incredibly tight elections, but it’s …

US President-elect Joe Biden has won the state of Georgia, the BBC projects, the first Democratic candidate to do so since 1992. The win solidifies Mr Biden’s victory, giving him a total of 306 votes in the electoral college, the system the US uses to choose its president. President Donald …

With a fresh batch of votes coming in from Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has grown his lead in the critical Keystone State. “It’s is now up to 6,737 votes ahead of [President] Trump,” reported CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. The latest collection of ballots arrived from Bucks County, an area just …

President Donald Trump’s two sons have rebuked Republicans for failing to back the President as he struggles to win re-election. Mr Trump’s eldest son Don Jr accused the party of being “weak”. His brother Eric warned: “Our voters will never forget you if your [sic] sheep!” The spat reflects an …

Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden entered Thursday with an increasingly clear path to the presidency, with vote totals released late Wednesday appearing grim for President Donald Trump. The Biden campaign said Thursday morning that it believes “victory is imminent,” as it wrote on a slide in a …

Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides ramp up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. …

After six years of Republican rule, Democrats are hoping to take back control of the Senate, but Republicans have narrowed their path. Republicans have so far thwarted well-funded Democratic bids in Iowa, South Carolina, Kansas, Texas and Montana and taken back a Democratic seat in Alabama. Democrats have captured a …

ensions are building in Washington DC as violent clashes begin amid fears of civil unrest. Protesters, many part of the Black Lives Matter movement, squared off with officers outside the White House on election night. Two men were detained as some demonstrators kicked police bikes, and a baseball bat was …