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Ghana's opposition candidate John Mahama rejects the results of the country's presidential and parliamentary elections in which president Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term. "A closer look and detailed examination of the constituencies' specific facts casts very dark clouds on our democracy," says Mahama. SOUNDBITE
"We are unable to accept the outcome of the election," says the presidential candidate of the NDC John Mahama, adding, "These results are flawed and discredited. When it comes to the parliamentary election, the NDC won a working majority of 140 seats." Mahama was addressing the nation after President Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term with 51.59 percent of the vote. SOUNDBITE
Opposition party members celebrate alongside Ekrem Imamoglu after the opposition candidate for Istanbul mayor was reported to lead by nearly 28,000 votes after the weekend local election according to Supreme Election Board (YSK) chairman Sadi Guven. IMAGES of celebrations after the vote result
Venezuelan's opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado drive across Caracas on the final day of campaigning ahead of the country's presidential election on July 28. IMAGES
"I'm hoping to get at least 55% of the votes for president," says opposition candidate and leader of the Democratic Green Party Frank Habineza, after casting his ballot in Kigali. This as incumbent candidate, President Paul Kagame, is widely expected to win another term and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. In 2017 Habineza won just 0.48 percent of the vote. Millions of Rwandans are voting in the general elections to select a president and parliamentary lawmakers. SOUNDBITE
Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez casts her vote during presidential election dominated by two women -- a historic first in a country with a history of gender-based violence and discrimination. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve of the vote. IMAGES
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