A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2024. Ghanaian voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and 276 lawmakers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)
ACCRA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and 276 lawmakers.
Former President John Dramani Mahama, who leads the opposition National Democratic Congress, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who leads the ruling New Patriotic Party, and 11 others are competing for the presidency, and 801 candidates, including 111 independent ones, are vying for the 276 seats in the unicameral legislature.
According to the Ghana Electoral Commission, more than 18 million eligible voters are registered to vote in this year's general elections.
The polls are expected to close at exactly 5 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), to be followed by vote counting and declarations at the polling station levels.
The presidential candidate who gets 50 percent plus at least one vote is deemed the winner. If no candidate clears the threshold, a run-off will be held. ■
A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2024. Ghanaian voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and 276 lawmakers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)
A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2024. Ghanaian voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and 276 lawmakers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)
A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2024. Ghanaian voters went to the polls Saturday to elect a new president and 276 lawmakers. (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)
