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Ghana election to go to a run-off Ghana election to go to a run-off
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Ghana's presidential election must be decided in a second-round vote, the electoral commission has announced.Ghana's presidential election must be decided in a second-round vote, the electoral commission has announced.
The run-off will be between Nana Akufo-Addo of the ruling New Patriotic Party and John Atta Mills of opposition National Democratic Congress. The commission said the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo won just over 49.13% of the vote, against just under 47.92% for his rival, John Atta-Mills.
Neither candidates reached the 50% share of the vote needed to score an outright win. But neither candidate reached the 50% share of the vote needed to score an outright win, officials said.
No date was immediately announced for the run-off but it is expected to be on 28 December. The run-off will be held on 28 December and the campaigns are going to start again soon.
There were eight candidates to succeed President John Kufuor - who steps down in January having served the maximum two terms - but the election has been a two-horse race. The BBC's Will Ross in the capital, Accra, says the stakes are high - Ghana has just discovered oil.
The BBC's Will Ross in the capital, Accra, says that although largely peaceful and widely praised by observers, the elections have raised tension in Ghana and the stakes are high - the nation has just discovered oil. So far all observers have praised Ghana for setting a good example on how to hold an election - now the country will have to do it again, our reporter says.
There were a number of candidates to succeed President John Kufuor - who steps down in January having served the maximum two terms - but the election has been a two-horse race.