In Ghana, the start of the second session of registration on the electoral rolls in order to be able to vote in the presidential election in December. The first day, Tuesday May 7, experienced its share of technical incidents, which have since been resolved according to the electoral commission. Voters not yet registered – generally young people – still have three weeks to register on the lists. RFI went to meet them in a center in the capital.
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With our correspondent in Accra, Victor Cariou
Some tensions broke out this morning in this Accra center dedicated to voter registration. The cause was long queues caused by technical problems. Nothing to discourage Nafissah, a 19-year-old student, and Salifa, a 21-year-old fashion designer. The two young people from the Maamobi district will vote for the first time in December.
“ It is very important to vote, to be able to choose the leader of your choice, so that he can take care of the country, waste management, roads, water… “, ” as you see, today the situation is very difficult in Ghana. All I want is for everyone to get better jobs, so we can take control of our lives. We must therefore vote with great caution. », they testify.
At their side, Salif Ayouba nods in agreement. The 18-year-old science student nevertheless regrets one thing: that all his friends do not come, like him, to get their voting card. “ Some people say that voting is useless, that once elected, leaders will not help them. That politicians are only interested in them during elections… So no, they don’t think well of it. »
In all, more than 600,000 Ghanaians are expected for around twenty days, mainly young people who have obtained their majority since the last election.
In 2020, participation was around 80%, up compared to the previous election. It remains to be seen how a historic economic crisis, growing distrust in institutions and waning confidence in the electoral commission will affect participation in the December election.