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Ghana’s incumbent president Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has been declared winner of the country’s presidential election.<\/p>\n

In an announcement on Wednesday, the country’s election commission said Akufo Ado had polled 51.59 per cent as against main opposition candidate John Mahama’s 47.36 per cent of votes.<\/p>\n

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“At the end of the polls, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, obtained 6,730,413 votes, being 51.595% of the total valid votes cast.”<\/p>\n

Africanews<\/a> said Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the electoral commission announced before an audience made up of observersm political party officials and journalists.<\/p>\n

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Last week both leading candidates had signed a solemn undertaking\u00a0 to resolve any electoral disputes through legal channels and called on their supporters to refrain from violence.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Wednesday the police said five people had been killed from electoral violence since Monday. The Ghanaian Police Service said it recorded over 60 incidents.<\/p>\n

“Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five,” it said.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, opposition leader John Mahama warned President Nana Akufo-Addo against any attempt to steal this week’s election, as both sides claimed they were winning ahead of official results of the vote.<\/p>\n

The elections have largely been deemed free and fair by observers but the strong statement by John Mahama raised tensions after Monday’s presidential and parliamentary polls in a country known for stability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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