Ghanaians go to the polls on 7 December to elect their president and 200 members of parliament who will serve four-year terms. This will be the third election since the return to civil rule in 1993. Polling stations will operate from 0700 to 1700 gmt.
The seven political parties registered to contest the polls are:
Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP);
New Patriotic Party (NPP);
United Ghana Movement (UGM);
National Democratic Congress (NDC);
Peoples’ National Convention (PNC);
National Reform Party (NRP);
Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP)
The candidates for the presidential election are: