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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. |
| 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, 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. | "I make this solemn pledge to you tonight: I will not let you down," he told a jubilant crowd in front of his residence. |
| "I will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations." | "I will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations." |
| 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%. | 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%. |
| Nana Akufo-Addo | Nana Akufo-Addo |
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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. | In the previous election in 2012, Mr Mahama, from the National Democratic Congress, defeated Mr Akufo-Addo by less than 300,000 votes. |