A REVIEW OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS UNDER GHANA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
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2020-01-30
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Abstract
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.
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This work is submitted into Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Dept. of Engineering.