Reflections on Ghana’s Recent Elections

Abstract

Ghana's last elections represented a cru- cial aspect of the transition to multi-party democracy that began with a 'founding' election in 1992 and ushered in the country's Fourth Republic. A second 'confirming' election in 1996 continued that process, and the third, held on 7 December 2000 with a runoff on 28 December 2000, signalled Ghana's com- mitment to constitutional democracy.