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This Year’s Independence Day Theme

In his State of The Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo made this statement – “In spite of all its shortcomings and difficulties, the people of Ghana have shown admirable commitment to multi-party democracy and have not fallen for the instigations to resort to the violent overthrow of an elected government. The past thirty-two (32) years of […]

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Beyond The Ballot Box – A Look At Our Self-Described Civic Habits

High Support for Elections, Low Confidence in Election Outcomes One of the fundamental features of electoral democracies is the right to vote. Every citizen as per the rules specified in the constitution gets to vote. Democracies hold regular competitive elections that allow citizens to exercise this right. The right, although constitutionally guaranteed, does not necessarily

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