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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 commission said the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo won 49.13% of the vote, against 47.92% for his rival, John Atta Mills. | |
| But neither candidate reached the 50% share of the vote needed to score an outright win, officials said. | But neither candidate reached the 50% share of the vote needed to score an outright win, officials said. |
| The run-off will be held on 28 December and the campaigns are going to start again soon. | The run-off will be held on 28 December and the campaigns are going to start again soon. |
| Electoral commission chairman Kwadwo Afari Gyan told a news conference in the capital, Accra: "There is going to be a re-run and it will be between the two leading candidates." | |
| He put voter turnout at 69.52%. | |
| Mr Gyan did not immediately announce the results of the parallel parliamentary elections also held on Sunday, saying the commission needed to clarify some issues. | |
| The BBC's Will Ross in Accra says the stakes are high as Ghana 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. | 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. | 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. |