Ghana’s Electoral Commission announced late Friday that John Atta Mills, leader of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) had secured a narrow victory over the ruling NPP.

Mills won 50. 23% over 49.77 for Nana Akuffo-Addo, according to Reuters News Service. This makes Mills the winner of the run-off elections and puts him on the path to being Ghana’s next president. Mills will take over from two-term limited John Kufuor who steps down on January 7.

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