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General elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979, with a second round of the presidential election on 9 July 1979. The presidential election resulted in victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who received 62% of the votes in the run-off, whilst his PNP won 71 of the 140 seats in Parliament. According to one scholar, the elections were conducted "in as free and fair a manner as might be considered humanly possible under local conditions" and the losing candidates publicly accepted defeat. Around 5,070,000 people were registered to vote.

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  • 1979 Ghanaian general election (en)
  • Elecciones generales de Ghana de 1979 (es)
  • Elezioni generali in Ghana del 1979 (it)
  • Всеобщие выборы в Гане (1979) (ru)
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  • Le elezioni generali in Ghana del 1979 si tennero il 18 giugno (primo turno) e il 9 luglio (secondo turno) per l'elezione del Presidente e il rinnovo del Parlamento. (it)
  • General elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979, with a second round of the presidential election on 9 July 1979. The presidential election resulted in victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who received 62% of the votes in the run-off, whilst his PNP won 71 of the 140 seats in Parliament. According to one scholar, the elections were conducted "in as free and fair a manner as might be considered humanly possible under local conditions" and the losing candidates publicly accepted defeat. Around 5,070,000 people were registered to vote. (en)
  • Las elecciones generales de Ghana de 1979 se celebraron el 18 de junio con el fin de restaurar el orden constitucional tras el derrocamiento del Consejo Militar Supremo, que dirigió más de siete años de gobierno militar, por parte de Jerry Rawlings en un golpe de Estado a principios de dicho mes. Ninguno de los candidatos presidenciales obtuvo la mayoría absoluta requerida para ser elegido en primera vuelta, realizándose una segunda el 9 de julio, con el nkrumahista Hilla Limann y el como candidatos. La participación fue sumamente baja, no alcanzando el 40%. Sin embargo, según varios observadores, las elecciones fueron "libres y justas dentro de lo que es humanamente posible en las condiciones locales". Los comicios fueron únicos en la región, puesto que al momento de realizarse, todos l (es)
  • Всеобщие выборы в Гане проходили 18 июня 1979 года со вторым туром президентских выборов 9 июля. На них избирались президент, вице-президент и 140 депутатов парламента. В ходе подготовки к всеобщим выборам у лидера левой Национальной народной партии Имору Эгала возникли проблемы и с военными властями — они не допустили его к участию в выборах. Выход был найден, когда кандидатом в президенты от ННП стал племянник Эгалы, малоизвестный сотрудник министерства иностранных дел Хилла Лиманн. (ru)
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