{"id":267843,"date":"2024-12-19T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T09:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/ec-commended-for-credible-electoral-process\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T09:38:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T09:38:25","slug":"ec-commended-for-credible-electoral-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/19\/ec-commended-for-credible-electoral-process\/","title":{"rendered":"EC commended for credible electoral process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/668\/66844782.295.jpg\" alt=\"A photo collage of Ebenezer K. Havor and EC chair Jean Mensa\" title=\"A photo collage of Ebenezer K. Havor and EC chair Jean Mensa\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A photo collage of Ebenezer K. Havor and EC chair Jean Mensa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Transparent Elections has commended the Electoral Commission of Ghana for conducting the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections transparently.<\/p>\n<p>Ebenezer K. Havor, President of the Positive Transparency and Accountability Movement-Ghana (PTAAM-GH), an anti-corruption advocacy group, who doubles as a member of the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Transparent Elections, stated that despite an ongoing dispute regarding some of the parliamentary results in the elections, the EC has performed exceptionally.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on Benya FM on December 18, 2024, he stated, \u201cIn my view, I will give the EC 95 percent for accurate delivery in terms of the electoral process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further condemned the post-election violence and accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of going against the laws of the country in seeking a recount of ballot papers. <\/p>\n<p>He alleged that the laws regarding the elections do not permit this.<\/p>\n<p>The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, on Monday, December 9, declared John Dramani Mahama the winner of the 2024 presidential elections with a total of 6,328,397 votes. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia, the presidential candidate of the NPP, received 4,657,304 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama&#8217;s party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), achieved historic success by gaining a majority in Parliament. Moreover, there is a pending result of about five constituencies&#8217; parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>AM\/EK<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch some videos from the recent Parliamentary sittings below:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"5kYuF0Ifups\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atta Akyea calls for cost benefit analysis on sports development in Ghana\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5kYuF0Ifups?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"LODnukj4Kts\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patrick Boamah bemoans Ghana&#039;s Olympic performance as he pays tribute to Ike Quartey Snr\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LODnukj4Kts?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WgmlPgFUDWE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We must be ready to invest in sports if we want to excel in sports - Nii Lante Vanderpuye\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WgmlPgFUDWE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo collage of Ebenezer K. Havor and EC chair Jean Mensa The coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Transparent Elections has commended the Electoral Commission of Ghana for conducting the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections transparently. Ebenezer K. 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