12/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica expressed on Saturday 10 December their ‘warmest congratulations to Nana Akufo-Addo for his election as President of the Republic of Ghana.’ After two failed attempts to win the presidential elections (in 2008 and 2012), it was third time lucky for the 72-year-old liberal lawyer, who will now take over from President John Dramani Mahama. ‘His election confirms the strong democratic credentials of the people and the institutions of Ghana. President John Mahama's graceful acceptance of the result is a testimony for this and is a model for the continent,’ say Mogherini and Mimica. (TR)