Al Jazeera English - Africa - Ghana elects new president: "John Atta Mills, Ghana's opposition leader, has won the country's presidential election, the country's electoral commission said.
During the last leg of a tight race, the 64-year-old pulled ahead of ruling party rival Nana Akufo-Addo with several thousand votes from the remote rural district of Tain.
Running under the National Democratic Congress, Atta Mills took 50.23 per cent of the vote, against 49.77 per cent for Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
This is Atta-Mills third bid for the presidency; he lost the previous two elections to outgoing leader John Kufuor, who is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms in office."
During the last leg of a tight race, the 64-year-old pulled ahead of ruling party rival Nana Akufo-Addo with several thousand votes from the remote rural district of Tain.
Running under the National Democratic Congress, Atta Mills took 50.23 per cent of the vote, against 49.77 per cent for Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
This is Atta-Mills third bid for the presidency; he lost the previous two elections to outgoing leader John Kufuor, who is stepping down after serving the maximum two terms in office."
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