A voter casts ballot in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 7, 2012. Ghana electorate started their voting across the country from 0700 GMT on Friday to elect a president and 275 members of parliament. (Xinhua/Wei Mengjia)

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Ghana's 2012 election goes peacefully but with verification challenges

ACCRA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Polling in Ghana's 2012 elections mostly came to an end on Friday, with challenges arising from malfunctioning biometric verification machines accentuated across the country.

Polling opened late in some places across the country resulting in late voting at many polling stations with the Electoral Commission (EC) adjourning elections to Saturday at polling stations where the biometric machines broke down. Full story

People queue up to vote in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 7, 2012. Ghana electorate started their voting across the country from 0700 GMT on Friday to elect a president and 275 members of parliament. (Xinhua/Wei Mengjia)

People queue up to vote in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 7, 2012. Ghana electorate started their voting across the country from 0700 GMT on Friday to elect a president and 275 members of parliament. (Xinhua/Wei Mengjia)

A voter casts ballots in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 7, 2012. Ghana electorate started their voting across the country from 0700 GMT on Friday to elect a president and 275 members of parliament. (Xinhua/Wei Mengjia)