Electoral Politics in Ghana's 4th Republic (1992-2016) and Its Implications on Future Elections
Electoral Politics in Ghana's 4th Republic (1992-2016) and Its Implications on Future Elections

Author: Baffour Agyeman Prempeh Boakye

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 27

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Seven successive democratic elections conducted in Ghana between 1992 and 2016 has resulted in peaceful alternation of power between two major political parties; namely the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in what Huntington refers to as the turn over test. Whiles this remains a major step in consolidating multiparty democracy and a model for Africa, Boafo-Arthur has argued that, “elections in most African countries remains very difficult to predict due to several social factors like high levels of illiteracy, ethnic proclivities, religious attachment and personalities” (Boafo-Arthur, 2006:1). Looking at the electoral politics of Ghana since 1992, it would be observed that, different factors has accounted to the electoral dynamics as well as electoral victories and defeats. Some political pundits have attributed these dynamics to issues of ethnic bloc voting, Political power capture by the two dominant political parties among other myriads factors.This research paper investigates electoral dynamics of Ghana since 1992, the major determinants of elections, some interesting established electoral traditions in Ghana and its implications on future elections.

Issues in Ghana's Electoral Politics
Issues in Ghana's Electoral Politics

Author: Ninsin, Kwame A.

Publisher: CODESRIA

Published: 2017-05-05

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 2869786948

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Ghana attained independence in 1957. From 1992, when a new constitution came into force and established a new – democratic – framework for governing the country, elections have been organized every four years to choose the governing elites. The essays in this volume are about those elections because elections give meaning to the role of citizens in democratic governance. The chapters depart from the study of formal structures by which the electorate choose their representatives. They evaluate the institutional forms that representation take in the Ghanaian context, and study elections outside the specific institutional forms that according to democratic theory are necessary for arriving at the nature of the relationships that are formed between the voters and their representatives and the nature and quality of their contribution to the democratic process.

Innovations in Electoral Politics in Ghana's Fourth Republic: An Analysis
Innovations in Electoral Politics in Ghana's Fourth Republic: An Analysis

Author: Alexander K. D. Frempong

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Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

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The people of Ghana are gearing themselves up for general elections in December 2 008. Election 2 008 would be a historic fifth consecutive national poll since the start of the current constitutional democratic dispensation in 1 992. The transitional presidential election of November 1 992 was highly disputed by the opposition parties leading to their boycott of the subsequent parliamentary poll that December. The acrimony no doubt had arisen from the fact that the outgoing military regime that had metamorphosed into a political party to contest that election was perceived to have rigged elections. It was from such shaky foundation that Ghana's current dispensation has blossomed. The subsequent elections (1996, 2 004, and 2 004) have been more peaceful and generally free and fair. In 2 000, there was a peaceful alternation of power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). Ghana's electoral successes have made it a paragon of good governance and peaceful coexistence in the West African sub-region which over the last decade and half has been better known for a spiral of violent conflict (Frempong 2006: 157).

The Study of Ghana's Democratic Periodic Election Under the Fourth Republic
The Study of Ghana's Democratic Periodic Election Under the Fourth Republic

Author: Dzakaklo Theophilus Kodzo

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Published: 2017

Total Pages: 12

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Ghana, before coming into the existence of the fourth republic in 1992, witnessed numerous forceful and military takeovers of power, from one government to the other. Even though, the fourth republic came with some number of features, this paper shall focus on Ghana's democratic periodic election, which came out of Ghana's multi-party Democracy system, in 1992.As a result of the democratic periodic election feature, an independent body called the EC was constituted by a constitutional instrument, to conduct a free, fair and transparent periodic election for the presidential, parliamentary and district or local level elections in the country for every four years. This paper seeks to study the periodic elections conducted by the EC under the fourth republic in Ghana, looking at the processes, composition and the functions of the EC, Challenges associated with the Ghana's enviable peaceful and transparent free and fair periodic elections for the presidential elections. Ghana as part of its 4th republic democracy give the right for all Ghanaians to form and join a political party of one's choice.

The Future of Election Administration
The Future of Election Administration

Author: Mitchell Brown

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-07-19

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 3030185419

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As the American election administration landscape changes as a result of major court cases, national and state legislation, changes in professionalism, and the evolution of equipment and security, so must the work of on-the-ground practitioners change. This Open Access title presents a series of case studies designed to highlight practical responses to these changes from the national, state, and local levels. This book is designed to be a companion piece to The Future of Election Administration, which surveys these critical dimensions of elections from the perspectives of the most forward-thinking practitioner, policy, advocacy, and research experts and leaders in these areas today. Drawing upon principles of professionalism and the practical work that is required to administer elections as part of the complex systems, this book lifts up the voices and experiences of practitioners from around the country to describe, analyze, and anticipate the key areas of election administration systems on which students, researchers, advocates, policy makers, and practitioners should focus. Together, these books add to the emerging body of literature that is part of the election sciences community with an emphasis on the practical aspects of administration.

Democratic Governance, Law, and Development in Africa
Democratic Governance, Law, and Development in Africa

Author: Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-12-10

Total Pages: 723

ISBN-13: 3031153979

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This volume analyses democratic governance, the rule of law and development in Africa. It is unique and timely. First, the theme and sub-themes were carefully selected to solicit quality chapters from academics, practitioners and graduate students on topical and contemporary issues in constitutional law, human rights, and democratic governance in Africa. The chapters were subjected to a single-blind peer review by experts and scholars in the relevant fields to ensure that high quality submissions are included. Due to the dearth of knowledge and studies on the chosen thematic areas, the publication will remain relevant after several years due to the timeless themes it covers. In this regard, this edited volume audits the progress of democratic consolidation, rule of law and development in Ghana with selected case studies from other African countries. This book is intended for higher education institutions (universities, institutes and centres), public libraries, general academics, practitioners and students of law, democracy, human rights and political science, especially those interested in African affairs.