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Ghana Elections 2008

John Atta Mills is sworn in as Ghana's new President (ap photo)

A new president is sworn in

Excitement in the capital Accra as the NDC's John Atta Mills is sworn in as Ghana's new president after a very tight eleciton that went to a second round. And we ask two young Ghanaians what they expect of the new man in charge.

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In pictures: The inauguration

Profile of the president

Ghana's new President John Atta Mills has gained the top job on his third attempt.

President Atta Mills

John Atta Mills NDC

James Afedo asked the presidential candidate for the NDC to assess his chances.

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Second round

Are the voters still engaged by the presidential vote as it enters its second round?
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More from our programmes

- The opposition NDC pip the NPP in the parliamentary vote.
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- Analysis as presidential hopefuls go back on the campaign trail.
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- Follow us on flickr: Images from Ghana's fifth election since the return to multiparty democracy

Voters' stories

- We meet a university couple in love but on two different sides of the political divide.
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- Ghanaians have a rich lexicon of election jargon. David Amanor takes lessons in Tamale.
  Listen 4 mins 13 secs
- Ghana's elections are imminent, we hear the expectations of a group of cabbies in Accra.
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