TOWARDS ACHIEVING PEACEFUL ELECTIONS WITH CREDIBLE OUTCOME
Over the years, Ghana has been applauded globally for her track record of conducting peaceful elections with credible outcomes. The Fourth Republic, which began in 1992 and is marked with the return of constitutional rule, has seen the conduction of seven successive pre...
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MONETIZATION IN GHANA
Ghana’s democracy is touted as a leading example in Africa. Since the inception of the Fourth Republic, the country has successfully organized seven presidential and parliamentary elections and alternated power between the two major political parties in the country wi...
Maintaining Peace Post Supreme Court Elections 2020 Verdict: A Call for Peace and Calm
The presidential and parliamentary elections of 2020 did not pass without some sporadic incidents of violence and loss of lives. By comparison with elections elsewhere on the continent, however, it was a relatively peaceful process. We commend the political party leader...
CUSTODIANS OF PEACE AND UNITY: THE CHIEFTAINCY INSTITUTION AND THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS
With the eighth consecutive elections in Ghana scheduled to take place on 7th December, 2020, there are expectations from the government, political parties, relevant stakeholders including traditional authorities, civil society organisations, citizens and the internatio...
Snap Report: IDEG ROUNDTABLE ON “STRENGTHENING, REPRESENTATION, PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY: THE ELECTION 2020”
BackgroundGhana is lagging behind in addressing issues of inclusion and representation for active participation of chiefs, women, youth and people with disabilities (PWDs) in politics and development. During the campaign for the amendment of Article 55 (3) that seeks to...
THIRD HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PEACE PACT - 2020
1. We the presidential candidates of the two major political parties in the country, namely the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), having met at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel on this 4th day of December 2020, at the instance of the...