Ghanaians cast votes in presidential election

Описание: (8 Dec 2016) Ghanaians cast their votes to elect the next president on Wednesday as the West African nation hoped to reaffirm its reputation as a model of democracy on the continent.
Despite concerns about the credibility of the elections, voter enthusiasm was high.
The race was expected to be tight between incumbent President John Dramani Mahama and opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo.
Mahama, of the National Democratic Congress, is seeking a second four-year term, as Akufo-Addo, of the New Patriotic Party, makes his third and likely final run for the highest office in a nation of more than 28 million people.
Candidates from four smaller parties are also on the ballot, including Ghana's first disabled contender and a former first lady.
Ghanaians will also elect members of parliament to serve in the country's 275 constituencies.
The elections are expected to be a referendum on the incumbent party's last eight years in power and its handling of the economy, which has been dogged by a decline in global commodity prices and perceived economic mismanagement and corruption.
The opposition has exploited high unemployment levels and under-performing GDP growth rates in an effort to appeal to frustrated Ghanaians.

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