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In a closely contested parliamentary election, Charles Forson of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has emerged victorious in the Tema Central constituency.<\/p>\n
Forson secured 18,870 votes, narrowly edging out his closest rival, Ebi Bright of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who garnered 18,815 votes.<\/p>\n
The election, which took place on December 7, 2024, saw a total of 38,038 votes cast, with 144 ballots being rejected.<\/p>\n
The results were announced by Francis Chu, the Deputy Returning Officer for Tema Central, who declared Forson the winner.<\/p>\n
The constituency has a history of being closely contested, with the NPP and NDC often competing fiercely for votes.<\/p>\n
In the 2020 parliamentary election, the NPP\u2019s Yves Hanson-Nortey won the seat, but this time around, the party chose Charles Forson as its candidate after he won the NPP\u2019s parliamentary primary.<\/p>\n
-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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