Ghana's two leading candidates for December's presidential election are seeking to cover major ground by preaching their policies and promises to voters.

Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), is facing off against John Dramani Mahama from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who served as Ghana's president between 2013-2017.

Mahama is making his third attempt at securing the country's top job, failing to do so in the 2016 and 2020 elections. He lost to outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo, who has served the maximum two teams in office, so is not in the running for this year's vote.

The frontrunners have used different strategies to reach out to targeted groups to outline their policies.

"The campaigns over the years, especially for the two major political parties, have gone through some changes," political analyst Ibrahim Alhassan told DW. "So both the NDC and the NPP have decided to now adopt what is referred to as a tailored campaign strategy."

Alhassan noted that rather than holding rallies that attract large crowds, they favor a more community-based approach.

Both Bawumia and Mahama have focused on Ghana's economic recovery, which has been a major thorn in the side of the outgoing Akufo-Addo presidency.

Ghana is currently under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to help restore its economy, having defaulted on most of its $30 billion external debt due to years of accumulated........

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