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Supreme Court ruling unlikely to end monetisation of party primaries – Governance Expert
By Edward AcquahAccra, July 29, GNA – A Supreme Court ruling abolishing political party delegate systems is unlikely to reduce the influence of money in internal party elections, Dr Kofi Takyi Asante, a governance expert has said.
The Supreme Court declared the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional, holding that all registered members in good standing should be allowed to participate directly in internal elections instead of limiting voting to selected delegates.
The ruling followed a constitutional challenge to the long-standing delegate system, with the Court holding that restricting voting rights to selected delegates was inconsistent with the constitutional principles of democratic participation and equality.
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