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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on voter behaviour in Ghana's 2020 general election: a case study of the Greater Accra region.
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Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies . Mar2023, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p76-96. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In this paper, I seek to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on voter behaviour in the 2020 general elections in Ghana using survey data compiled in Greater Accra between July and August 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic became a major campaign issue in last year's election prompting varied responses and support from both the government and the main opposition parties. Though a majority of the electorate were satisfied (83.5%) and grateful (82%) for the relief items they received, only 3 out of every 10 of the respondents think the intervention had an effect on the way they voted. Using the rally-effect theory, the paper finds that the political leadership and incumbent government were able to rally support for their campaign as a result of the social intervention policies implemented in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, yet were unable to sustain and translate that support into electoral victory in the Greater Accra Region, a major swing region with the highest number of Covid-19 cases and one of the only two regions that witnessed a lockdown during the height of the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02589346
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163823934
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2023.2172532