{
  "id": 19223515,
  "title": "Bawumia leads Ato Forson 46% to 43% in 2028 poll – Global InfoAnalytics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/bawumia-leads-ato-forson-46-to-43-in-2028-poll-global-infoanalytics",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T21:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bawumia-leads-ato-forson-46-to-43-in-2028-poll-global-infoanalytics/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics in September 2026 has shown a close race between former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in the lead-up to the 2028 general election in Ghana's Ashanti and Eastern regions. The poll indicates that Dr Bawumia has a slight advantage with 46% support, while Dr Forson receives 43% backing. The results remain statistically tied within the poll's margin of error, with the two candidates neck and neck in their rivalry.\n\nKennedy Agyapong, who previously ran for the NPP presidential primary, garnered eight percent of the vote, while Alan Kyerematen received two percent. Nana Kwame Bediako secured one percent, and other candidates together accounted for an additional one percent. The three-percentage-point difference between the top two contenders falls within the poll's margin of error, suggesting a neck and neck race in the two regions.\n\nFurthermore, if Agyapong were to withdraw from the race, Bawumia's support would rise to 48%, while Forson's would increase to 45%. Kyerematen's backing would double to four percent, and Bediako's would surge to two percent. This poll aims to shed light on potential presidential matchups ahead of the 2028 general election, focusing on the preferences of voters in the Ashanti and Eastern regions.",
  "summary": "A September 2026 tracking poll by Global InfoAnalytics has revealed that former Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has a narrow lead over Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in a hypothetical 2028 presidential election contest in the Ashanti and Eastern regions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}