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Home > Ghana: Government postpones vote on controversial amendment to electoral law

Contributor [1]
Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 02:00
Categories: 
Elections & governance [2]
Issue Number: 
148 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Ghana’s government has shelved a bid to fast-track a bill seeking to allow all Ghanaians abroad to register for general elections to be held in December 2004. The move followed an outcry from the opposition, which had threatened street protests if the bill was rushed through parliament.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/elections/20900 [5]
Country: 
Ghana [6]

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