President Mahama occupies top slot on Election 2012 Ballot Paper
Accra, Oct. 19, GNA - The National Democratic Congress’ presidential candidate for Election 2012, President John Dramani Mahama, will be number one on the ballot paper in the December 7 election, according to the balloting carried out at the Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday.
The second on the ballot paper will be Dr Henry Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) whilst Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) occupies the third position.
Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive Peoples’ Party (PPP) occupies the fourth position, the United Front Party’s (UFP) Mr Akwasi Adddai Odike, occupies the fifth position and Mr Hasan Ayariga of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) sixth and the Dr Michael Abu Sakara Foster of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) seven.
According to the electoral rules, the Independent presidential candidate, Mr Jacob osei Yeboah, takes the eighth position.
The positions will be the same for parliamentary candidates, with independent candidates coming after candidates of the political parties in alphabetical order.
There were two rounds of balloting. The first round was to choose the order of picking the ballot to determine the order on the ballot paper.
The order for that balloting was determined by the order in which the presidential candidates filed their papers at the EC last Wednesday and Thursday.
In Election 2008, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo picked the top spot on the ballot paper whilst the second was picked by Dr Edward Nasigrie Mahama of the People's National Convention, while Professor John Evans Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) occupied the third on the ballot paper.
Mr Emmanuel Ansah Antwi of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) fourth, Mr Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People's Party fifth, and Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom then with the Convention People's Party sixth, Mr Kwamena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats seventh and Mr Kwesi Amoafo-Yeboah, an independent candidate, was eighth.
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