Ghanaians are voting today in the presidential and parliamentary elections. The poll is being conducted under strict COVID-19 protocols.
Around 17 million voters are on the register to cast their ballots.
The Electoral Commission says voting will end at 1700 GMT.
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Counting will be at the polling stations and results are expected after 24 hours.
The electorate will choose a new president and 275 lawmakers.
There are 12 presidential candidates and 914 parliamentary candidates for 275 seats.
The front runners for the presidency are incumbent, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, and ex-President, John Mahama, National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer.
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