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    A REVIEW OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS UNDER GHANA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
    (KNUST., 2020-01-30) Gawu Delali A.
    Ghana’s democracy was disrupted by incessant coups d’état, and elected governments could not complete their terms until the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1992.1 The Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana 1992 provides for multi-party democracy as a form of government and mandates that there should be elections every four years to choose a president and members of parliament. Chapter Seven of the Constitution established the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct elections periodically through a laid-down process. There have been seven general elections under the Fourth Republic to elect presidents and members of parliament. 2 These have resulted in the alternation of power between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP), the two main political divides in Ghana. 3 Consequently, Ghana has won the accolade of being a beacon of democracy in Africa.