John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been declared by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) as President-elect of the Republic.
John Dramani Mahama, after Saturday’s election secured 6,328,397 votes constituting 56.55% of the total valid votes cast across the country in all 16 regions.
Contested by 12 presidential candidates including some who contested as independent, his main contender, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Vice President, managed 41.61% with 4,657,304 of the polls.
According to the EC, results of nine (9) constituencies have not been added due to some challenges, adding that if all the votes are added to the candidate who placed second, it will still not change the winner of the exercise.
Also, 239,109 ballots were rejected out of the total valid votes.
John Mahama will be sworn in on Wednesday, January 07, 2024, to serve his second term as President after serving a first term between January 07, 2012 and January 06, 2017.
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