Ghana Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2012: Final Report

15 February 2013
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Final Report

Following an invitation from the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Kamalesh Sharma, constituted an Observer Group for the 7 December 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Prior to his final decision on constituting a Commonwealth Observer Group, the Secretary-General initially sent an Assessment Mission to Ghana to assess the prevailing situation as well as the pre-electoral environment. The Assessment Mission was in the country in September 2012.

The Commonwealth Observer Group for the 2012 elections in Ghana was led by H.E. Dr Pakalitha Mosisili, MP, former Prime Minister of Lesotho, and comprised thirteen eminent persons in total. The Observer Group was supported by a five-person staff team from the Commonwealth Secretariat.