{"id":254439,"date":"2024-11-22T08:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/22\/npp-takes-majority-seats-in-parliament-latest-polls\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T08:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T08:45:21","slug":"npp-takes-majority-seats-in-parliament-latest-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/22\/npp-takes-majority-seats-in-parliament-latest-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP Takes Majority Seats In Parliament- Latest Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is currently leading in the parliamentary seats race, with 128 safe seats, while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) trails behind with 92 safe seats.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP\u2019s strong performance is driven by its dominance in seven key regions: Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Central, Eastern, North East, and Western.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the NDC\u2019s support is concentrated in Bono East, Greater Accra, Northern, Oti, Savanna, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, and Western North.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in the latest polls conduct by Professor Smart Sarpong, an Associatie Professor of Statistics and Director of Research and Innovation at KNUST.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presidential Race<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the presidential race, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP holds a 49.1% lead, followed closely by John Mahama of the NDC with 45.8%.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Kwame Bediako and John Alan Kyerematen are trailing behind with 2.2% and 1.2% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>*Constituency Breakdown*<\/p>\n<p>There are 276 constituency seats up for grabs, with 56 constituencies still highly contested.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties are likely to win an equal share of these seats.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, six independent candidates in Sunyani East, Asante Akyem Central, Asante Akyem North, La-Dade Kotopon, Suhum, and Agona West failed to secure enough votes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Road to Victory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To secure a decisive victory, parties must focus on consolidating their gains in leading regions and improving performance in other areas.<\/p>\n<p>With all 276 constituency seats still in play, parties will need to rally their supporters and strategize to emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the NPP maintains its momentum, it\u2019s projected to secure at least 148 seats in parliament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is currently leading in the parliamentary seats race, with 128 safe seats, while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) trails behind with 92 safe seats. 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