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Ghana’s former president, John Dramani Mahama, made his political comeback by winning the presidential election after his rival, vice-president and ruling party candidate Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat on Sunday.
Ahead of the official announcement, Bawumia addressed a press conference from his residence.
“I’ve just called His Excellency John Mahama to congratulate him as president-elect of the Republic of Ghana. The people have voted for change at this time, and we respect that decision with all humility,” he said.
Celebrations broke out in parts of the country including the capital, Accra.
The election was held against the backdrop of the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation and seen as a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups.
Mahama’s win is viewed following the latest trend of elections around the world, favoring opposition parties against incumbents, from the United States to European countries such as Britain and France as well as South Africa.
Mahama, 65, was president of Ghana between July 2012 and January 2017.
During his campaign, Mahama promised to reset the country on various fronts and tried to appeal to young Ghanaians who saw the vote as a way out of the country’s economic.
