Ghana Govt Approves Proposal to Extend Presidential Tenure
The government also plans to lower the minimum presidential candidate age to 35 and send amendment bills to a referendum in 2027.
- On Thursday, Ghana's government accepted recommendations to extend presidential terms to five years and lower the minimum candidate age to 35 years, Justice Dominic Awine announced in Accra.
- President John Dramani Mahama initiated a committee last year to review Ghana's constitutional framework, seeking to give administrations more time to govern beyond transition periods and election cycles.
- Parliament terms will extend to match the new five-year presidential term, while elections will shift to the first week of November to ensure adequate gaps before January 7 inaugurations.
- A committee will draft two amendment bills by October 2026, which must pass a national referendum in 2027 requiring at least 40% voter turnout and 75% approval to proceed.
- Awine explained that current administrative cycles waste governing time: "The early months of every administration are consumed by transition matters, and the final year is largely consumed by elections.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The government of Ghana in Africa is pushing for a constitutional amendment to extend the presidential term from the current four years to five years.
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Ghana govt approves proposal to extend presidential tenure
Ghanaian government has approved a proposal to extend the presidential term from four to five years and reduce the minimum age requirement for presidential candidates to 35. The West African nation, regarded as one of Africa’s leading producers of gold and cocoa, has enjoyed uninterrupted democratic governance since the adoption of its current constitutional order […] Ghana govt approves proposal to extend presidential tenure
Ghana backs extending presidential term to 5 yrs, lowering age limit
Ghana's government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years and lower the minimum age for candidates to 35. The post Ghana backs extending presidential term to 5 yrs, lowering age limit appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Straits Times
Sunday WorldGhana's government backs five-year presidential term, lowers minimum age to 35
ACCRA, July 30 - Ghana's government has accepted a recommendation to extend the presidential term from four to five years, the West African country's justice minister said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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