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The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has confirmed 13 presidential candidates to compete in the December 7 presidential and parlaimentary election of Ghana.
The commission in charge of Ghana's election had 38 candidates who filed nominations for the presidential race, but only 13 of them have been confirmed to run for the election.
As the incumbent President Nana Akufo Addo's term in office ends on January 7, 2025, there's a high expectation for the year's election as former president John Mahama, 65 years old, runs for president for the third time against vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who runs for president for the first time after 8 years of being vice president.
Other candidates confirmed by the Electoral Commission to partake in the race are Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, independent candidate leading Movement of Change after breaking from ruling party NPP, and Nana Kwame Bediako, a young real estate businessman who entered politics as head of his formed movement, the New Force.
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa, Hassan Ayariga, Mr. Kofi Akpalou, Christian Kwabena Andrews, Daniel Augustus Lartey, Mohammed Frimpong, Kofi Koranteng, George Twum-Barima-Adu, and Akua Donkor.
The two main contenders, Mahama and Dr. Bawumia, have promised Ghanaians to turn the economy around. The former President Mahama proslytizes with his 24-Hour economy policy in his campaign, while vice president Dr. Bawumia promises the youth of Ghana a digitized system and an industrial economy.
Nana Kwame Bediako, a new face that just entered Ghana's politics, also promises the youth employment and industrialization. He looks forward to bridging the poverty gap in Ghana when he's given the mandate as president.
At noon on September 20, after the EC boss had confirmed the presidential candidates, the commission went ahead to conduct a ballot for the arrangement of names of candidates as to how they would appear on the ballot papers.
Each political party and independent candidates picked a position for the ballot. The governing New Patriotic Party candidate, who is the current vice president, selected number one for the ballot.
After the selection, this is how the 13 candidates will appear on the ballot paper on the day of the election:
1. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP)
2. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jr. (GCPP)
3. Akua Donkor (GFP)
4. Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM)
5. Kofi Akpaloo (LPG)
6. Mohammed Frimpong (NDP)
7. Nana Akosua Frimpomaa (CPP)
8. John Dramani Mahama (NDC)
9. Hassan Ayariga (APC)
10. Kofi Koranteng (Independent)
11. George Twum-Barima-Adu (Independent)
12. Nana Kwame Bediako (Independent)
13. Alan Kyerematen (Independent)
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13 Candidates confirmed to run for presidential election || Electoral commission
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