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The Parliament of Ghana is the unicameral legislature of Ghana. ... Reforms were introduced in 1916 and 1925, although the governor's power remained extensive.
The Constitution calls for a system of checks and balances, with power shared between a president, a unicameral parliament, a council of state, and an independent judiciary. Shortly after independence, the dominant political party in Ghana established a one-party authoritarian system of government.
The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary elections in late 1992.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin , was sworn-in for a second term as Speaker of the Ninth Parliament of Ghana after his reelection on 7 January 2025; having served his first term from 7 January 2021 to January 6, 2025.
Ghana's lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law to give more opportunities to women at the national level, the speaker of parliament said, with a target to increase their participation in governance and ...
A referendum on a new constitution was held in Ghana on 28 April 1992. [1] The new constitution provided for the reintroduction of multi-party politics and the division of powers between the president and parliament.
Parliament on Friday approved a $150 million loan agreement between the government and the World Bank's International Development Association to improve Accra's economic resilience.
Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the Progress Party (which won 105 of the 140 seats) [1] became Prime Minister.