EU election observation mission to Ghana in 2008

The second round of the presidential election in Ghana – held on 28 December 2008 – was conducted in an open, transparent and competitive environment, despite incidents of violence and disruptions to the polling in a limited number of cases. Nickolay Mladenov, Member of the European Parliament, was Chief Observer.

The observers were deployed throughout the country. They met government and electoral officials, candidates and political parties, civil society representatives and the media.

• Preliminary statement [63 KB]
• Final Report [472 KB]
• Press release of 30 December on the preliminary statement [55 KB]
• Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Michel on the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana - 09/12/08
• EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Ghana - 11/11/08