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| Ghana elections: Polls to open after peace pact | |
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| Polls are due to open in Ghana's presidential election, after all seven candidates aligned behind a pledge to keep the process peaceful. | Polls are due to open in Ghana's presidential election, after all seven candidates aligned behind a pledge to keep the process peaceful. |
| An opposition supporter died after a campaign rally turned violent, police confirmed on Tuesday. | An opposition supporter died after a campaign rally turned violent, police confirmed on Tuesday. |
| The leading candidates are incumbent President John Mahama and former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo. | The leading candidates are incumbent President John Mahama and former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo. |
| After polls close on Wednesday evening, official results are expected within three days. | After polls close on Wednesday evening, official results are expected within three days. |
| The candidates signed a pact last week vowing to follow electoral rules and keep the peace. | The candidates signed a pact last week vowing to follow electoral rules and keep the peace. |
| But clashes broke out on Monday in Chereponi, a small northern town on the border with Togo. | But clashes broke out on Monday in Chereponi, a small northern town on the border with Togo. |
| Six people are said to be in a critical condition as a result. | Six people are said to be in a critical condition as a result. |
| The campaign has been dominated by the faltering state of Ghana's economy and the issue of corruption. | The campaign has been dominated by the faltering state of Ghana's economy and the issue of corruption. |
| Mr Akufo-Addo is hoping it will be third time lucky for him and the centre-right New Patriotic Party, after two failed attempts in running for the country's top job. | Mr Akufo-Addo is hoping it will be third time lucky for him and the centre-right New Patriotic Party, after two failed attempts in running for the country's top job. |
| President Mahama of the National Democratic Congress won in 2012, but he had already been sitting president for several months following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills. | President Mahama of the National Democratic Congress won in 2012, but he had already been sitting president for several months following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills. |
| President Mahama has been nicknamed "Mr Dumsor", a local word that refers to the power cuts that have blighted the country during his term. | President Mahama has been nicknamed "Mr Dumsor", a local word that refers to the power cuts that have blighted the country during his term. |
| Mr Akufo-Addo has promise free high-school education and more factories, but his critics have questioned the viability of his ambitions. | Mr Akufo-Addo has promise free high-school education and more factories, but his critics have questioned the viability of his ambitions. |