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Ghana’s style of democracy has recently shown cracks. Here’s how to fix it

Ghana’s style of democracy has recently shown cracks. Here’s how to fix it

THE sight of soldiers in Ghana’s parliament on January 7, 2021 was a first for the country. What brought the institution to this point – now the subject of an inquiry – was a scuffle between parliamentarians from the governing party and the opposition, over the election of a Speaker and two deputies. In the end, an opposition candidate was – for the first time – elected as Speaker. KADERI NOAGAH BUKARI, Research Fellow, Department of Peace Studies, University of Cape Coast I have studied several conflict and resolution situations in Ghana. And in my view, what happened in parliament…
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