Election 2024: Who will partner Mahama and Bawumia as Running Mates?
February 12, 2024To what extent does the selection of a running mate influence voter decisions in Ghana?
To what extent does the selection of a running mate influence voter decisions in Ghana?
The countries in focus include Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Libya, Mali, and Mauritania. The others are Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, and Tunisia.
Sall announced on Saturday that the election, which was scheduled for February 25, would be postponed, pitching the West African nation into uncharted constitutional waters, and triggering violent protests.
Geingob had served as president since 2015 and was currently on his second term.
With little more than three weeks to go before the vote, the unprecedented step of delaying the poll, to an unspecified date, pitches Senegal into uncharted constitutional waters that some opposition and civil society groups said amounted to an "institutional coup."
The upcoming December elections will usher in Ghana’s ninth parliament in its fourth republic.