Ghana election results: John Mahama wins as Mahamudu Bawumia accepts defeat

Although the ruling party candidate has conceded, no official results have been declared.

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"The people have voted for change," said Bawumia.

The elections come amid the country's worst economic crisis in a generation, which saw the cost of basic goods shoot up, while young people struggled to get jobs and the country was unable to repay its debts.

Despite Bawumia's concession, no official results have been declared.

The Electoral Commission (EC) said results had been delayed because supporters of the two main parties were impeding the process and it had asked the police to clear the collation centres.

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