Ghana, the Electoral Commission has announced that the country's Presidential election has been won by incumbent President John Mahama.But the main opposition party has challenged the result.
The Commission said Mr. Mahama won 50.7 per cent of the vote avoiding the need for a run off against Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr. Akufo Addo's new Patriotic Party alleged fraud in the voting process and boycotted the declaration.
Police in the capital Accra fired tear gas to disperse opposition protesters from outside the commission's offices. Roads around the electoral offices were also barricaded by police as the results were announced.
Ghana, one of the world's fastest growing economies, is regarded as one of Africa's most stable democracies. Mr Akufo-Addo lost the 2008 Presidential poll by one percentage point, but accepted the result.
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