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Ghana: Akufo-Addo wins presidential election

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Dec 10, 2020

President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the 2020 presidential election in Ghana.

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Akufo-Ado defeated his closest challenger and former president John Mahama by polling 6,730,413 votes (51.59 per cent).

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Mahama, who contested on the platform of the National Democratic Congress, got 6,240,889 votes (47.36%).

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Akufo-Addo won in eight of the 16 regions while Mr Mahama won in the other eight.

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