Presidential candidate of the New Patrio

Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo (R), accompanied by his wife Rebecca (2ndR), prints his finger before casting his ballot on December 28, 2008 at his Kibi home, in Accra. Ghanaians turned out today to choose a successor to outgoing president John Kufuor in the second round of an election seen as a test of just how stable the west African nation is. Nana Akufo-Addo of Kufuor's New Patriotic Party (NPP) is squaring off against John Atta-Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of ex-president Jerry Rawlings. AFP PHOTO/ PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)