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Observers hope disputes over results will not mar upcoming election

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    Amid concern that disputes over the outcome of the 7 December election in Ghana could shatter the peace the country has enjoyed over the past 13 years, analysts say much will depend on how politicians, the military and ordinary Ghanaians react to the results. “How are we going to prepare ourselves to deal with jubilation, to deal with victory, to deal with disappointments?” was the rhetorical question Emmanuel Aning, a member of the Institute of Economic Affairs in Accra, put to IRIN.

    [See separate item titled ‘GHANA: IRIN Focus on elections in Ghana’]

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