Ghanaian general elections

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns minimum of 2 months
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Ghana
gptkbp:electionYear December 7
local NGOs
over 38,000
international NGOs
paper ballot
independent candidates
party candidates
published within 24 hours
gptkbp:firstHeld 1992
2020
gptkbp:frequency every four years
gptkbp:futurePlans 2024
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_Ghana
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:New_Patriotic_Party
gptkb:National_Democratic_Congress
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:historicalContext colonial rule
military coups
independence in 1957
return to civilian rule in 1992
gptkbp:historicalSignificance multi-party system
restoration of democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ghanaian general elections
gptkbp:internationalCooperation gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:European_Union
ECOWAS
gptkbp:majorIndustry healthcare
education
economic policy
infrastructure
corruption
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Nana_Akufo-Addo
gptkb:John_Mahama
gptkb:Kofi_Annan
Kwame Nkrumah
gptkbp:politicalPosition held before elections
gptkbp:president independent candidates
party candidates
gptkbp:security gptkb:Ghana_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Ghana_Police_Service
gptkbp:team growing
gptkbp:voterTurnout first-past-the-post
18 years and older
approximately 79% in 2020
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_Ghana
gptkbp:youth_development increasing