Ghana · Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
Restored multiparty rule after military government. Entrenched provisions — including the Chapter 5 fundamental rights and the terms of the presidency — can only be amended by referendum with 40% turnout and 75% approval; non-entrenched provisions need two-thirds of Parliament.
The constitutional text
Restored multiparty rule after military government. Entrenched provisions — including the Chapter 5 fundamental rights and the terms of the presidency — can only be amended by referendum with 40% turnout and 75% approval; non-entrenched provisions need two-thirds of Parliament.
Separation of powers
Executive president with a Cabinet drawn substantially from Parliament, a unicameral legislature, and a judiciary whose independence is protected by security of tenure and a charged-on-consolidated-fund salary.
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