The president - elect, who is a national sporting hero, defeated 21 other presidential candidates in the October 10 general elections with 38.4 per
cent of the total votes cast.
A winner of the presidential elections must secure at least more than 50 per
cent of the total votes cast to avoid a run - off.
Not exact matches
Mr Reckless won with a
total of 16,867
votes, a 42 per
cent share
of the
votes cast in Thursday's by - election, which was triggered by his resignation as a Tory MP earlier this year.
Nana Akufo - Addo garnered 5,716,026
of total votes cast representing 53.85 per
cent while John Dramani Mahama polled 4,731,277
votes representing 44.40 per
cent.
Final results
of the first round showed that Weah
of CDC finished with 596,037
votes, representing 38.4 per
cent of the
total valid
votes cast.
«57 per
cent of the public agree with the principle that «the number
of seats a party gets should broadly reflect its proportion
of the
total votes cast»
The Progressive People's Party's, (PPP) Moses Arhinful Acquah, polled 3,237
of the
total votes cast, representing 6.99 per
cent.
The nominee failed to secure the required two - thirds
of the
total votes cast during the second round
of voting on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, as she polled 19 out
of a
total of 36
votes, representing 52 per
cent.
Pawlitza told Convocation today that just 403 out
of 15,592
votes were
cast by paper, or about 2.6 per
cent of the
total.