At stake in this election:

• The office of president of the Republic of Ghana

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Nana AKUDO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017)
• Head of Government: President Nana AKUDO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017)
• Assembly: Ghana has a unicameral Parliament composed of 275 seats with members serving 4-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

• Members of Parliament are directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms.