National
President of the Republic of Ghana
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by direct universal suffrage for a four-year term, renewable once (Constitution arts 60-66). A candidate needs more than 50% of valid votes, otherwise a run-off is held between the top two candidates. Head of state and head of government.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- John Dramani Mahama NDC since January 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Next vote
- Must be held by December 2028 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- parliament.gh · checked Constitution of Ghana 1992 (arts 47, 60-66, 78, 95, 128, 144, 255-256): composition, size and selection of each office; article text not re-read this session. 276 constituencies per Wikipedia "List of MPs elected in the 2024 Ghanaian general election", read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Republic of Ghana
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, "Mahama government from 2025", read 2026-10-12: President and Vice President since 2025-01-07. For: John Dramani Mahama, current term
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Ghana 1992 (Constitute Project text), arts 63(2) and 66(1), read 2026-10-12: presidential election not later than one month before the term expires; term four years from swearing-in (2025-01-07). date_kind changed from fixed to latest_possible because 7 December is a practice, not a date fixed by law. For: General election, December 7, 2028
- ghanaiantimes.com.gh · checked Ghanaian Times / Electoral Commission statements 2024 on moving polling day from 7 December to November from 2028; no enacted change found in searches read 2026-10-12. Date 2028-12-07 is the continuation of the 7 December practice, not an announced 2028 date; Electoral Commission page not consulted. For: General election, December 7, 2028