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1Ghana: Waiting for a PresidentGhana : miandry izay ho filohany
2The last two years have been tough ones for elections in sub-Saharan Africa.Tato anatin'ny 2 taona farany no nahitana ny fifidianana tsy nanjary indrindra taty amin'ny ilany atsimon'ny faritra Sahara aty Afrika.
3Presidential and parliamentary elections in Kenya late last year were badly flawed, and led to political violence which claimed up to a thousand lives.Ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena sy parlemantera tany Kenya tamin'ny herintaona dia nahitana tsy fahombiazana ary niteraka herisetra ara-pôlitika izay narahana fitakiana tsy hita isa.
4Elections in Zimbabwe in March 2008 indicated a possible transfer of power from Robert Mugabe to Morgan Tsvangarai, but a violent crackdown on his party caused Tsvangarai to pull out of the second round of polling.Ny fifidianana tany Zimbaboe ny volana martsa 2008 nikasana ny mety hamindrana ny fitondran'Ingahy Robert Mugabe amin'i Morgan Tsvangarai, kanjo ny fanerena narahana herisetra nataon'ireo mpanohana ity farany no nirosoana tamin'ny fiodinana faharoa.
5While Nigeria's election in April 2007 was generally peaceful, it was widely viewed as flawed by international monitors.Raha noheverina fa tanteraka tamim-pilaminana ny fifidianana tany Nizeria ny volana Aprily 2007 dia nomelohin'izao tontolo izao kosa.
6Photo by Ghanaelections2008Sary Ghanaelections2008
7With this as a backdrop, the Presidential election in Ghana is seen by some as a test for democracy on the continent.Tsetsatsetsa tsy aritra ihany iny fa ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena tany Gana no nitsapana ny tanjaky ny demokrasia aty Afrika.
8Military coup leader Jerry Rawlings was democratically elected twice, and surprised critics by stepping down - as he was constitutionally mandated to - in 2000.Ilay miaramila mpanongam-panjakana Jerry Rawlings dia voafidy tamin'ny fomba demokratika in-droa ary ny nahagaga dia neken'ny lalam-panorenana tsara izany tamin'ny taona 2000.
9John Kufuor of the opposition NPP was elected, and served two terms. The first round of Presidential elections took place on December 7 2008, and ended with NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo leading NDC's John Atta-Mills by a small margin.Voafidy i John Kufuor avy ao amin'ny antoko mpanohitra NPP ary nahavita fe-potoana 2. Ny fiodinana voalohany tamin'ny fifidianana izay ho filoham-pirenenana no natao ny 7 desambra 2008 teo ary niafara tamin'ny fandresen'i John Atta-Mills avy ao amin'ny antoko NDC an'i Nana Akufo-Addo mpitarika ny antoko NPP tamin'ny isam-bato tery dia tery.
10The runoff election took place yesterday, December 28, and early results suggest that NDC is likely to return to power after an eight year absence.Omaly 28 desambra no natao ny fiodinana faharoa ary ny vokatra vonjy maika dia mampiseho fa angamba hiverina amin-dry zareo NDC ny fitondrana raha tsy hita mihitsy ry zareo nandritra ny 8 taona.
11The vote has been extremely close, though some reports suggest that turnout was not as strong as in the first round of voting.Mifanety be ny isam-bato, na izany aza anefa dia milaza ny mpanara-baovao fa tsy ho mafy tahaka ny tamin'ny fiodinana voalohany ity faharoa ity.
12As Elia Varela Serra reported earlier this month, Twitter has become the tool of choice for breaking news around the election.Araky ny tatitra nataon'i Elia Varela Serra tamin'ny fiandohan'ity volana ity dia Twitter no fitaovana nofidiana hamoahana ny vaovao rehetra mahakasika ny fifidianana.
13Ghanaelections, a Twitter feed maintained by the African Elections Project, has been streaming news and provisional results throughout.Fifdianana any Gana, Twitter tohanan'ny AEP (African Election Project) no loharanom-baovao hamoaka ny vokatra vonjy maika.
14A recent Twitter update noted:Ny vaovao farany navoakan'ny Twitter :
15EC to declare results of the Presidential Run-off on on Tuesday December 30 at 12:00 GMTHavoaka ny 30 desambra amin'ny 12:00 ora GMT ny vokatry ny fifidianana.
16And a few hours ago:Ora vitsivitsy lasa izay :
17Provisional Results from 226 out of 230 constituencies: NPP-4,365,158 (49. 48%) NDC-4,456,538 (50.Toy izao ny vokatra vonjy maika azo tamin'ny faritra 226 amin'ny 230 : NPP - 4.365.158 (49,48%) NDC -4.456.538 (50,52%).
1852%) Other Ghanaians are also using Twitter to report on the mechanics of voting and on the reactions of partisans to the results.Ireo Ganiana sasany koa dia mampiasa Twitter nitaterana ny fizotry ny fifidianana sy ny hevitr'ireo mpanohana tsirairay mahakasika ny vokatra.
19Edlynne, visiting Ghana from Toronto, reported on December 26:Edlynne avy any Totonto, nitsidika an'i Gana no nilaza ny 26 desambra fa :
20Saw police intervene in rally of opposing party supporters in Dwtn Accra 2day.Nahita mpitandro ny filaminana aho nanakana ny fivorian'ireo mpanohitra tany Dwtn Accra 2 andro lasa izay.
21Riot shields & guns.Miaraka amin'ny fiarovan-tratra sy basy.
22Hope election will be peaceful in GhanaEnga anie ka hilamina ny fifidianana aty Gana.
23AfricaTalks is monitoring the media coverage, noting that local radio and television is dominated by analysis of the events.AfricaTalks nitarika ny fanadihadihana no nahamarika fa ny fampielezam-peo sy ny fahitalavitra dia saika tsy miresaka afa-tsy ny toe-draharaha any an-toerana.
24He reports:Hoy indrindra izy :
25big celebration around the NDC head office off Ring Road central in Accra.Fifampiarahabana makotroka no misy eo anivon'ny NDC ao amin'ny foiben-toeran'izy ireo ao Ring Road any Accra.
26For an old clip see http://tinyurl.com/a46yrgJereo http://tinyurl.com/a46yrg.
27It's clear that the runoff election has not proceeded as smoothly as the parliamentary election.Mazava ho azy fa ity fiodinana faharoa ity dia tsy mora tahaka ny tamin'ny fifidianana parlemantera.
28CODEO, the non-partisan Coalition of Domestic Election Observers, reports 34 cases of missing election materials and 24 cases of disorder, intimidation or violence at poling places.CODEO, izay tsy mpanohana ny CDEO (Coalition of Domestic Election Observers) no nanambara fa biraom-pifidianana 34 no tsy nahitana ireo fitaovana ilaina amin'ny fifidianana ary 24 no nahitana korontana, fanalam-baraka na herisetra.
29Despite these troubling reports, an official statement from CODEO confirms the validity of the electoral process:Na izany aza anefa dia manamafy ny maha-ara-dalàna ny fizotry ny fifidianana ny CODEO :
30As with the presidential and general elections of December 7, CODEO observers reported many lapses in the voting process in the presidential runoff election of December 28, including setting up and opening of polling stations, voting and vote counting.Raha ampitahaina tamin'ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena tamin'ny 7 desambra dia manambara ny mpanara-mason'ny CODEO fa nisy tsy fahatomombanana maro ity fiodinana faharoa ity, niampy ny ora fisokafana sy fikatonan'ny birao fandatsaham-bato, ny fifidianana sy ny fanisam-bato.
31However, the problems reported by CODEO observers do not fundamentally undermine the integrity of the overall process.Na izany aza dia tsy azo lazaina ho mikorontana ny fizotry ny fifidianana manoloana ireo olana notaterin'ny CODEO ireo.
32CODEO is asking the Electoral Commission of Ghana to allow voting to continue in the Tain district of the Brong-Ahafo region.Nangataka tamin'ny Kômisiona momba ny Fifidianana ny CODEO ny mba hanohizana ny fifidianana any Tain distrikan'ny Brong-Ahafo.
33Voting did not take place at some polling stations, and the political situation in the region has been very tense, with the local Electoral Commission office set on fire a few weeks ago.Tsy nisy ny fifidianana tany amin'ny biraom-pifidianana sasantsasany, ary mafana ny toe-draharaha pôlitika any amin'ny faritra sasany miaraka amin'ny Kômisiona momba ny Fifidianana efa niasa tao an-toerana herinandro vitsivitsy mialoha.
34Given the close results, votes from this district could determine the outcome of the election.Manoloana ny vokatra tery dia tery, ny fifdianana any amin'io distrika io dia mety hampiova zavatra.
35Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng wryly notes on Twitter:Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng no nilaza tamin'ny Twitter fa :
36has the brong-ahafo retained the title ‘chameleon of ghana politics'?Voatazon'i Brong-Ahafo ve ny anarana hoa “andrarezin'ny pôlitika any Gana” ?
37With the election still undecided, and current victory margins within a percentage point, the situation between political party representatives at the Electoral Commission is understandably tense.Manoloana ny tsy fahalalana izay mpandresy marina, ny fandresena amin'ny isam-bato tery dia tery izay tsy misy salan'isa amin'ny isan-jato akory dia ho henjana ny toe-draharaha amin'ireo antoko pôlitika nifanandrina tamin'iny fifidianana iny.
38But very few Ghanaians are panicking on Twitter feeds or the message boards on sites like GhanaWeb.Kanefa Ganiana vitsivitsy no matahotra ny Twitter na ireo hafatra avoakan'ny sita toy ny GhanaWeb.
39Quite the contrary, as expressed by Kwabena's enthusiastic update as the counting was underway in several polling stations:Etsy an-kilany kosa, araka ny navoakan'ny Kwabena tamin-kafaliana raha nahare ny vokatry ny fanisam-bato tany amin'ireo birao fandatsaham-bato sasantsasany dia hoe :
40went around some polling stations in sunyani. we're on course.Avy nijery ireo toeram-pifidianana maromaro izahay tany Sunyani ary mbola ety an-dalàna.
41Ghana has already won!Efa nandresy sahady i Gana !
42KwameOh, watching from London, is an exception with his sceptical update about the first results:Kwameoh, mpanara-maso avy any Londres, no tokana namoaka tamin'ny vaovaony farany mikasika ny voka-pifidianana fa :
43something smells at EC, figures from god knows where arriving at EC, do not let your mandate be stolen…We call on the International community, to help us at this time, if not there will be bloodshed in Accra tonight we begMisy zavatra kononkononina ao amin'ny EC, ny ao Ambony no mahalala izay hanjo an'ny EC, aza manaiky ny hangalarana ny fitondrana eo aminao… Miantso ny fikambanam-be iraisam-pirenena izahay hanampy anay raha mbola tsy misy ny ra mandriaka any Accra anio alina dia miangavy izahay.
44Most observers are far less worried and more philosophical.Maro amin'ireo mpanara-maso anefa no tsy matahotra ary filôzôfika kokoa.
45Ghanaian blogger Nubian Cheetah, in Accra for the holidays, writes:Ny mpitoraka bilaogy Ganiana Nubian Cheetsh any Accra miala sasatra no nanoratra fa :
46The populas have spoken in Ghana.Naneho ny heviny ny Ghaneana.
47They want change!Mila fiovana izy ireo !
48mawulitse agrees:Niombon-kevitra amin' izany i Mawulitse :
49change is good, and change will come to GhanaTsara ny fiovana, ary ho tonga any Gana izany fiovana izany !
50also noting:Ary nilaza koa :
51Accra is calm but anxiousMilamina i Accra fa manahy.
52AndKofucious simply can't wait for the final results tomorrow:Tsy mahandry ny voka-pifidianana farany fotsiny izao i Andkofucious :
53The 30th??!! come on this is not good! I am not pro-NDC but if they are leading as of now, let them win so they can setup their cabinetNy faha-30 n'ny volana ??!! tsy lasa sady tsy miady izany ! tsy mpomba an'ny NDC aho kanefa rehefa mitarika izy araka ny hitantsika izao dia aleo izy handresy amin'izay afaka manangana ny kabinetrany izy.
54As the results are announced and the implications of the election become more clear, it's likely that we'll see detailed analysis in Ghanaian blogs.Satria efa voalaza ny voka-pifidianana ary mihamazava ny raharaha dia heveriko fa mety angamba raha jerentsika ao amin'ny bilaogy Ganiana ny fanadihadihana ny pitsopitsony mikasika iny fifidianana iny.
55Writing before the runoff, Mighty African offered a provocative set of ten questions for Ghanaian voters to consider, the first one of which was:Raha nanoratra talohan'ny fiodinana faharoa ny Mighty African dia nanolotra fanontaniana miharo fandrangitana 10 tamin-dry zareo mpifidy Ganiana ka ny voalohany tamin'izany ny hoe :
56Don't you think we need to change ourselves for us to move forward or change, etc?Tsy tsapanareo ve fa mila miova isika mba handrosoantsika, etc?
57He also offered ten questions each for the NPP and the NDC.Nanolotra fanontaniana ho an'ny NPP sy ny NDC koa izy.
58Omanba, writing on the GhanaThink message boards, offers a breakdown of Ghanaian voters, including categories of supporters like “the swaying swaggermaniacs” and “the deaf, blind and dumb votes”.Nanoratra tao amin'ny famelana hafatra an'ny GhanThink i Omanba, nanakivy ny mpifidy Ganiana, nanasokajy ireo mpanohana sasany ho “ireo voavidy sy manana fahazaran-dratsy” sy ny hoe “maty, fotsy ary tsy manan-kery ny fifidianana”.
59One can only hope for such colorful analysis of the cabinet picks of an incoming administration.Iray ihany no manantena fanadihadihana tsara ny amin'ny fisafidianana ny kabinetran'ny fitantanana.
60Any analysis of the 2008 Ghanaian elections will need to look closely at the role of technology in both campaigning and monitoring the vote.Ny fanadihadihana ny fifidianana tany Gana tamin'ity taona 2008 ity dia mitaky ny fijerena akaiky ny andraikitr'ireo teknolojia sy fitaovana momba ny fifidianana.
61Katrin Verclas, twittering at mobileactive, reminds us that the election monitors have been using a sophisticated SMS-based system:I Katrin Verclas, mpampiasa ny twitter mandehandeha, no mampahatsiahy ansika fa ny fitaovam-pifidianana dia tokony hampiasa ny fototra SMS manara-penitra :
62Codeo Ghana also conducted a parallel vote tabulation using SMS for data delivery to ensure that results compiled by the EC are reliable.Nitarika ho amin'ny fifidianana mifanaraka tsara amin'ny fampiasana SMS ny CODEO Ghana mba hahamarina ny amin'ny voka-pifidianana tehirizin'ny EC.
63Using a rigorous statistical sampling method, the observers have confirmed the closeness of the run-off election and are helping assure domestic and international audiences that the second round has been a valid vote.Nampiasa ny fomba fanisana mahazatra ny mpanara-maso ary nanamarina fa tery dia tery ny elenelam-bato tamin'ity fifidianana fiodinana faharoa ity ary manome toky izao tontolo izao fa azo ekena ity fiodinana faharoa ity.
64Oluniyi David Ajao, a Nigerian blogger living and working in Ghana, reported another novel use of mobile phones in the election:I Oluniyi David Ajao, mpitoraka bilaogy Nizeriana monina sy miasa any Gana, no nilaza fa nampiasa finday tamin'iny fifidianana iny :
65When I saw a call on my cellular phone from a number +233 10 0000, my heart missed a bit.Raha nahita nimerao +233 10 0000 aho teo amin'ny findaiko dia nidobodoboka be ny foko.
66And why not?Satria nahoana ?
67This was a very strange phone number that I know does not exist but I still answered the phone, albeit cautiously.Hafahafa be io tarehimarika io ary fantatro fa tsy misy kanefa novaliako ihany, tamim-pahamalinana mazava ho azy.
68Lo and behold, it was the voice of the ruling NPP's Presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, speaking in Twi and essentially asking me to vote for him.Lo and behold, feo mahazatra an'Ingahy Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo mpitarika ny NPP, miteny amin'ny Twi ary mangataka ahy hifidy azy.
69The message lasted exactly 45 seconds.Naharitra 45 segondra katroka ilay hafatra.
70I could tell that it was a recorded message.Fantatro fa hafatra efa noraiketina ilay izy.
71This must be one of the last minute campaign strategies by the New Patriotic Party, to sway the floating voters.Angamba izay no paik'ady natao atmin'ny minitra faran'ny fampielezan-kevitra nataon-dry zareo APP, mba hangalana ny fon'ireo mpifidy.
72I can see that we are indeed moving forward with technology in Ghana.Hitako fa mila mandroso mihitsy i Gana miaraka amin'ny teknolojia.
73Akufo-Addo wasted his call, as David reminds us, since as a Nigerian, he can't vote.Tsy nahomby ny hafatr'i Akufo-Addo, hoy i David mampahatsiahy antsika, satria Nizeriana izy dia tsy mifidy.