A total of 272,855 Ghanaians, presenting 7.41% were against a referendum on a new constitution which was held in Ghana on 28 April 1992.
The main issues were the reintroduction of multi-party politics and the division of powers between the president and parliament.
There were 8,255,690 registered voters for the referendum and those who voted for were 3,408,119, representing 92.59% and Total votes were 3,680,974- 100%.
The new constitution entered into force on 7 January 1993, to found the Fourth Republic. On that day, Rawlings was inaugurated as president and members of parliament swore their oaths of office.
In 1996, the opposition fully contested the presidential and parliamentary elections, which were described as peaceful, free, and transparent by domestic and international observers.
Rawlings was re-elected with 57% of the popular vote.
On 18 May 1992, the ban on party politics was lifted in preparation for multi-party elections. The PNDC and its supporters formed a new party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to contest the elections. Presidential elections were held on November 3 and parliamentary elections on December 29 of that year. Members of the opposition boycotted the parliamentary elections, however, which resulted in a 200-seat parliament with only 17 opposition party members and two independents.
Source: Kofi Atakora
