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Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner
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Ghana's opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won Wednesday's tightly contested presidential election.Ghana's opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo has won Wednesday's tightly contested presidential election.
President John Mahama called Mr Akufo-Addo to admit defeat, a spokesman for his party said, as the Electoral Commission announced the result.President John Mahama called Mr Akufo-Addo to admit defeat, a spokesman for his party said, as the Electoral Commission announced the result.
Mr Akufo-Addo has promised free high-school education and more factories, but critics have questioned the viability of his ambitions. Mr Akufo-Addo has promised free high-school education and more factories but critics have questioned the viability of his ambitions.
Celebrations have broken out in the capital, Accra.Celebrations have broken out in the capital, Accra.
Ghana has been a multi-party democracy since the end of military rule in 1992 and this result is seen as reinforcing its reputation for the peaceful transfer of power between administrations.Ghana has been a multi-party democracy since the end of military rule in 1992 and this result is seen as reinforcing its reputation for the peaceful transfer of power between administrations.
Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) declared Mr Akufo-Addo the winner, with 53.85% of the votes, while Mr Mahama took 44.40%. Turnout on Wednesday's vote was more than 68%. Mr Akufo-Addo, from the New Patriotic Party, won the election on his third attempt to reach the presidency, after a campaign dominated by the country's faltering economy.
Mr Akufo-Addo, from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), won the election on his third attempt to reach the presidency, after a campaign dominated by the country's faltering economy. "I make this solemn pledge to you tonight: I will not let you down," he told a jubilant crowd in front of his residence.
On Twitter, he said: "Thank you Ghana. #ChangeHasCome." "I will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations."
In the previous election in 2012, Mr Mahama, from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated Mr Akufo-Addo by less than 300,000 votes. Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) declared Mr Akufo-Addo the winner, with 53.85% of the votes, while Mr Mahama took 44.40%. Turnout was at 68.62%.
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In the previous election in 2012, Mr Mahama, from the National Democratic Congress, defeated Mr Akufo-Addo by less than 300,000 votes.
It is the second time in the space of a week that a West African president has conceded to an opposition candidate, following the shock defeat of President Yahya Jammeh in Gambia's elections.It is the second time in the space of a week that a West African president has conceded to an opposition candidate, following the shock defeat of President Yahya Jammeh in Gambia's elections.