While Kotoko are associated with the ruling New Patriotic Party, Hearts are often linked with the opposition National Democratic Congress.

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But it was due also to effective organisation: after the National Electoral Council ruled that the ballot would not show any party symbols, the Patriotic Pole organised a huge voter-education drive, passing out millions of cribsheets telling supporters which of the more than 1, 100 candidates to back.

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The candidates who participated in this High Level event include current President and flag-bearer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and his main challenger and leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

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