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African Union Election Observation Mission to Ghana 7 December 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

Ghanaians went to the polls on 7 December 2020 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. These were the eighth consecutive elections under the Fourth Republic since returning to civilian rule and the re-introduction of multiparty politics in 1992. The elections were held within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which required the Electoral Commission (EC) to put in place unprecedented preparatory measures. The Electoral Commission announced the final results of the presidential election on 9 December 2020. The results announced showed the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo won with 51.6%, while the main opposition candidate John Dramani Mahama got 47.4% of the votes.