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Ghana ruling party candidate concedes in presidential election

A woman with her child prepares her ballot in the general elections in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2024.[VOA]

Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat in the country's presidential election after failing to shake off widespread frustration over the struggling economy.

Defeat in Saturday's election ended two terms in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by Ghana's worst economic crisis in years, high inflation and a debt default.

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