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The Supreme Court on March 4, 2021, dismissed former President Mahama’s challenge to the 2020 presidential election results in the election petition trial.
Akufo-Addo defeated Mahama in the said election to secure another four-year term; collecting 51.302% of the votes cast against the latter’s 47.359%.
The votes difference between the two candidates stood at 517, 231, representing a four percentage point, one of the highest since 1996.
Mahama petitioned the apex court, praying it to annul the results declared by the chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa. According to him, there was no winner in the election, and that a rerun must be ordered between him and President Nana Akufo-Addo.