Ghana elections: Polls open with tight race predicted
Voting is under way in Ghana's
presidential election in what analysts say is a tight race between
President John Mahama and veteran opposition leader Nana Akufo Addo.
All
seven candidates have pledged to keep the process peaceful but an
opposition supporter died when a rally tuned violent on Monday.The campaign has been dominated by the faltering state of Ghana's economy and the issue of corruption.
Results are expected within three days.
A run-off will be held later in the month if neither of the two main candidates secures more than 50% of the votes.
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. In addition to the reported death, six people are said to be in a critical condition as a result.
Defeat for Mr Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would make him the only single-term president since Ghana returned to multi-party democracy.
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