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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President John E. ATTA MILLS *
- Head of Government: President John E. ATTA MILLS
- Assembly: Ghana has a unicameral Parliament with 230 seats.
* The president is both the chief of state and head of government. The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 4-year term renewable once. The electoral system is two-round.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 4-year term.
- In the Parliament 230 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.
Population:
- Population: 23,832,495 (July 2009 est.)
Past elections
- Presidential
Second Round - December 28, 2008 - Legislative - December 7, 2008
- Presidential
First Round - December 7, 2008 - Presidential
First Round - December 7, 2004 - Legislative - December 7, 2004
- Presidential
Second Round - December 28, 2000 - Presidential
First Round - December 7, 2000 - Legislative - December 7, 2000
Last Updated on 02/05/2010
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