Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has won the country’s presidential election after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. The defeat in Saturday’s election ends two terms in power for the governing New Patriotic Party under President Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by Ghana’s worst economic crisis in years, involving high inflation and a debt default. Mahama, who was …
It's the biggest election year in modern history. Enlarge this image toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/ Pool via AP; Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images; Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Aurelien Morissard/ Pool via AP; Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images; Dan Kitwood/Getty Images More than 60 countries around the world are holding national elections. "By and large, people are unhappy with their governments, much …
Biggest election year in modern history: Will democracy prevail? In this busy year of national elections around the world, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with election watchers from Ghana, Venezuela and Georgia about how democracy is being challenged where they are. SHAPIRO: Tamara Sartania is watching elections in Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi, Georgia. So Tamara Sartania, how do Georgia's parliamentary elections …
