Ghana's president will struggle with strong opposition

Significance

These include education, energy, infrastructure and corruption. Slow economic growth, lack of accountability, high prices and police violence have recently generated significant protest. This includes a popular social media campaign under the hashtag #FixTheCountry, which has also mobilised street demonstrations.

Impacts

• Protest movements will gain steam and the opposition will look to co-opt them to bolster its electoral ambitions.
• Greater Accra will emerge as a site of contentious party politics, since it stands to be a major swing region in the 2024 polls.
• The government will seek debt relief as it tries to stabilise the economy to get back to pre-pandemic levels of economic growth.
• More regional ministers may attempt to use their office to undermine local assemblies for their own political advancement.