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Voting opens in Ghana presidential, parliamentary election: AFP

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07-12-2024 | 03:34

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Voting opens in Ghana presidential, parliamentary election: AFP

Voting opened in Ghana's presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday with frontrunners vice president and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia and opposition ex-president John Mahama facing off in a closely fought race.

Voting booths opened at 0700 GMT, AFP reporters in Accra said, and will close at 1700 GMT, with full results for the presidential election expected by Tuesday.

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