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| Ghana to vote for new president | Ghana to vote for new president |
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| Ghanaians are to head to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, in a country often help up as an example of good democracy in Africa. | Ghanaians are to head to the polls to elect a new president and parliament, in a country often help up as an example of good democracy in Africa. |
| President John Kufuor is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms and the race to succeed him is a tight one. | President John Kufuor is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms and the race to succeed him is a tight one. |
| As Ghana's electoral commission is widely seen as independent, the country's destiny should now be in the hands of the voters. | As Ghana's electoral commission is widely seen as independent, the country's destiny should now be in the hands of the voters. |
| Most will put a thumb print next to a candidate from one of two main parties. | Most will put a thumb print next to a candidate from one of two main parties. |
| Nana Akufo Addo who served as the foreign minister under the outgoing president is the governing New Patriotic Party's contender. | Nana Akufo Addo who served as the foreign minister under the outgoing president is the governing New Patriotic Party's contender. |
| I can see people are looking at Ghana for leadership when it comes to governance and democracy Emmanuel BombandeWest Africa Network for Peace Building Can Ghana trounce the bad news? class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5738&edition=1">Send us your comments | |
| The British-trained lawyer is promising an industrial revolution in Ghana. | The British-trained lawyer is promising an industrial revolution in Ghana. |
| John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress is having a third shot at the presidency. | John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress is having a third shot at the presidency. |
| He served as vice-president under Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings. | He served as vice-president under Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings. |
| There is little love lost between the two main political parties. Both have tasted power for eight years and are confident of victory. | There is little love lost between the two main political parties. Both have tasted power for eight years and are confident of victory. |
| The Convention People's Party which ushered in Ghana's independence has picked up support from people disillusioned with the two main parties. | The Convention People's Party which ushered in Ghana's independence has picked up support from people disillusioned with the two main parties. |
| Leadership hopes | Leadership hopes |
| Its candidate Paa Kwesi Nduom may secure enough votes to prevent the other leading candidates from achieving a first-round victory. | Its candidate Paa Kwesi Nduom may secure enough votes to prevent the other leading candidates from achieving a first-round victory. |
| This election is important not just for Ghana, but also for the continent. | This election is important not just for Ghana, but also for the continent. |
| Emmanuel Bombande, who works for the West Africa Network for Peace Building, said: "I have been travelling of late in many African countries and what people keep on saying is 'Ghana, please redeem our image, be the good example. Don't go the way Kenya went or Zimbabwe has gone and we count on you to do that'. | Emmanuel Bombande, who works for the West Africa Network for Peace Building, said: "I have been travelling of late in many African countries and what people keep on saying is 'Ghana, please redeem our image, be the good example. Don't go the way Kenya went or Zimbabwe has gone and we count on you to do that'. |
| "And I can see people are looking at Ghana for leadership when it comes to governance and democracy." | "And I can see people are looking at Ghana for leadership when it comes to governance and democracy." |
| The fact that the hallmark for a successful election is that it is peaceful is seen by some as a worrying sign of just how low the bar has been set when it comes to judging democracy in Africa. | The fact that the hallmark for a successful election is that it is peaceful is seen by some as a worrying sign of just how low the bar has been set when it comes to judging democracy in Africa. |