The incumbent president Akuffo Ado has won the presidential election to serve a second term

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected after a tightly contested election on Monday.

Mr Akufo-Addo obtained 51.6% of the vote, compared with 47.4% won by his main rival, ex-President John Mahama, official results showed.

Mr Mahama has not yet conceded defeat. It was the third time the two politicians had faced each other in a presidential election.

Ghana has a reputation for being one of the most stable democracies in Africa.

Results in the parliamentary elections have yet to be announced, but are expected to be very close as well.

There are wild celebrations across the country after official results showed Mr Akufo-Addo had won a second term, reports the BBC's Thomas Naadi from the capital, Accra.



The president now faces the challenge of tackling high levels of unemployment and boosting the economy, which has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, our reporter adds.

Earlier police said there had been 21 cases of election-related violence since Monday, leaving five people dead.

This is Ghana's eighth presidential election since its constitution was redrawn in 1992.
Former Ghanaian President and candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahamaimage copyrightAFP
image captionJohn Mahama was president until 2016 and has been defeated by Mr Akufo-Addo for a second time

Mr Mahama was president for four years until 2017, when he was succeeded by President Akufo-Addo. Both contests were determined by small margins.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country's usual political rallies were postponed during the race. Instead, President Akufo-Addo's centre-right New Patriotic Party and Mr Mahama's centre-left National Democratic Congress battled on social media, radio and television for much of the election season.

However, in the last days of campaigning, caution was thrown to the wind as politicians met crowds of voters. There is now concern that there could be a surge in coronavirus infections.

Ghana has reported more than 50,000 Covid-19 infections, with at least 300 people succumbing to the virus.

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congrats to him

An incumbent won

Congratulations to him.

Hope theirs isn't corruption ridden like ours.

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Elections done and result announced the same day

In my country it will take three days, after all the

manipulations and rigging, the rigger will announce the

Winner(DESPERATION) to remain in power. Kai may God help our country NIGG-ERIA. Congratulations nana addo

I pray no member of your family will be a victim to the hands of blood suckers, armed robbers and kidnappers and also village people, u shall travel and return in God faith. Amen

In jesus name Amen.

Democracy is at risk lol

This is election not the one that a president will be forcing himself on Nigerians whether they like it or not or the one That will send thug to opposition woman leader's house to burn her just because they want to retain their position. God will soon judge all of you.

okay

Congrats to my fellow ghanaians

Issokay

Earlier police said there had been 21 cases of election-related violence since Monday, leaving five people dead.

The African signature.

Wait.. Ghana was doing presidential election before Lol

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John Mahama and Osho Pikin's Ize Iyamu are they related in any way?

We are looking for viable projects in need of capital injection through loans or direct investment funding.

Lucky man.
Ghanaians seem to know about good governance than Nigeria. The diff in votes cast between the two main contestants is less tha 500K

Hope electoral disputes won't cut short their Joy.

Democracy is at risk lol

Africans they're all the same, including Donald Trump

Congrats Charley!

Black Africans are always power drunk. he will be scheming to rule for ever

African's leaders ,them too like power,that one don't want to leave power oh, Ghanaians are complaining Abt regiging.

Ok

He won after massive rigging in Ashanti and eastern region!!

jesus247alive:
Elections done and result announced the same day

In my country it will take three days, after all the

manipulations and rigging, the rigger will announce the

Winner(DESPERATION) to remain in power. Kai may God help our country NIGG-ERIA. Congratulations nana addo

I pray no member of your family will be a victim to the hands of blood suckers, armed robbers and kidnappers and also village people, u shall travel and return in God faith. Amen

In jesus name Amen.

it takes more than 2 months in USA to settle election matter, so be thankful for 3 days.

congrats,

Congratulations to our Ghanaian Brothers.

Stanl3y:
Wait.. Ghana was doing presidential election before Lol

The fact that you didn't hear about it might not necessarily mean it wasn't significant but perhaps, it was relatively peaceful.

Why is Mahama still fighting for presidency though?

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