The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has made a notable remark concerning handling rival confrontations.

Speaking to journalists the MP said, “When an opponent slaps me during the election, I won't mind her.”

According to Hawa Koomson, retaliation to confrontations from opponents will come after the elections.

“But when we are done, I will retaliate, I will. But for now, it is no,” she stated.

She further said, “I am a mature politician, so if you are mature, you always have to make sure you exhibit your maturity and your professionalism. So I wouldn’t want to go into the gutters with those who are now coming. There cannot be a replay. I said in 2020 that 2024 never again.”

The MP is optimistic about winning the elections, aiming to gain about 60% of the total votes.

“It is God that makes me win. It is not me. I believe I will not get anything
less than 60%.”

Background

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%.

The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.

In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.


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