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- ↑ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ↑ Frimpong, Enoch Darfah (31 October 2020). "Akufo-Addo is number 1, Mahama number 2 on 2020 ballot paper". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Political parties in Ghana, their emblems and colours". ghanapress.org. Ghana Press. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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