Voters in Ghana cast ballots on Saturday, with opposition former president John Mahama and frontrunners Vice President and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia engaged in a fiercely contested race.
Following the country’s debt default, soaring inflation, and negotiations for a $3 billion IMF bailout, Ghana’s faltering economy became the main political topic.
On December 7, 2024, during the Ghana presidential and legislative elections, Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of Ghana and the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), casts his ballot at a voting place in Walewale.
In addition to electing the nation’s new parliament, voters will select the successor to President Nana Akufo-Addo, who resigns after serving two legally permitted terms.
Voting for the presidential election began at 07:00 GMT and will end at 17:00 GMT on Saturday. Early results are anticipated on Sunday, and complete results are anticipated by Tuesday.
