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December 9, 2008

Ghana Ruling Party Candidate Leads Presidential Election Results
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But opposition supporters are crying foul, alleging vote-rigging 
Partial results from Ghana's presidential election give the ruling party
candidate a slim lead, but supporters of his main opposition rival are
crying foul. Ruling party presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo casts
vote in his hometown of Kyebi, as wife Rebecca Akufo-Addo looks on, 07
Dec 2008With more than three-fourths of constituencies reporting, the
ruling party's Nana Akufo-Addo has slightly more than the 50 percent of
votes needed to win outright in the first round. But the opposition
National Democratic Congress says its leader, John Atta Mills, won the
election, and alleges there was rigging. The ruling New Patriotic Party
denies this, and says the vote is too early to call. Akufo-Addo and
Mills are competing to replace President John Kufuor, who is stepping
down after serving the maximum two four-year terms. Turnout was high
Sunday as Ghanaians also voted for a new parliament. Election observers
reported only isolated irregularities on voting day, and said they hope
the final results, expected this week, will be accepted by all. If
neither candidate wins more than 50 percent, a run-off will be needed.
Meanwhile, Ghanaian media report that the Ghana Journalists Association
has asked the two leading political parties to stop holding news
conferences at its press center to make sensational claims in reaction
to results.

Some information for this report was provided by AP.


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