STOP PRESS: Ghana's Mahama wins election in first round - official

Ghana incumbent President John Dramani Mahama won a new term with 50.7 percent of ballots cast in the West African state's election, the head of the Electoral Commission announced on Sunday.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Ghana incumbent President John Dramani Mahama won a new term with 50.7 percent of ballots cast in the West African state's election, the head of the Electoral Commission announced on Sunday."Based on the results, I declare President John Dramani Mahama president elect," Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told a news conference in the capital Accra.Mahama was up against main opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo, whose party said earlier on Sunday that it believed the election results were rigged.