What does Mahama's victory in Ghana mean for opposition? - MP3-Stereo

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Former President John Mahama has won Ghana's presidential election. Mahama became the fifth opposition leader in Africa to win an election this year. Is Mahama's victory a sign that more opposition parties in African countries will take over? Josey Mahachi talks to election consultant Ben Graham Jones and Isaac Kaledzi, DW correspondent in Accra, Ghana.

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