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| Ghana election: NPP challenges John Mahama's victory | Ghana election: NPP challenges John Mahama's victory |
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| Ghana's main opposition party has filed a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge President John Mahama's victory in this month's election. | Ghana's main opposition party has filed a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge President John Mahama's victory in this month's election. |
| The New Patriotic Party (NPP) rejected the results of the 7 December poll, alleging fraud. | |
| The election commission said Mr Mahama had secured 50.7% of votes, enough to avoid a run-off against NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo with 47.7% of the vote. | |
| International election observers described the poll as free and fair. | International election observers described the poll as free and fair. |
| The NPP said it had waited to file its challenge in court until it had analysed the data from 26,000 polling stations where close to 11 million votes were cast. | The NPP said it had waited to file its challenge in court until it had analysed the data from 26,000 polling stations where close to 11 million votes were cast. |
| Mr Akufo-Addo lost the 2008 presidential run-off by one percentage point, but accepted the result. | Mr Akufo-Addo lost the 2008 presidential run-off by one percentage point, but accepted the result. |
| Mr Mahama, from National Democratic Congress party, was Ghana's vice-president until the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills in July catapulted him into office. | Mr Mahama, from National Democratic Congress party, was Ghana's vice-president until the unexpected death of President John Atta Mills in July catapulted him into office. |
| Ghana is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies. | Ghana is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies. |