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Ghana constitutional reform moves toward approval

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2026-07-31 13:44 UTC → 2026-08-01 13:32 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 Ghana’s the constitutional framework entered an intense phase of review. review process intensified. The Supreme Court began examining examined Article 66 on presidential term limits, limits while the government pushed proposals to allow dual citizens to hold parliamentary seats and senior offices, retaining single‑citizenship rules for the presidency and vice‑presidency. dual‑citizenship reforms. On 31 July 2026 the Constitutional Review Commission submitted a report urging the extension of recommended extending presidential and parliamentary terms from four to five years, a lowering of the presidential candidacy age, age to 35, and a shift of moving election dates to early November. Subsequently, Attorney General Dominic Ayine formally subsequently announced government official approval of these core proposals. The government clarified that the commission’s key recommendations. Ghana will adopt five‑year terms for both the presidency and parliament, and the minimum age for presidential candidates term will be reduced from 40 apply only to 35 years—a compromise after future presidents and parliaments, not to the commission had suggested a cut incumbent administration of President John Dramani Mahama, and is intended to 30. give elected officials more time to implement policies. Draft amendment bills are to be prepared slated for completion by October 2026 and will be placed before voters in submitted to a 2027 national referendum, which will be valid only if requires at least 40 % of registered voters participate turnout and 75 % of those voting approve the changes. Critics such as approval. Opposition figures, including New Patriotic Party members and economist Prof. Isaac Boadi argue Boadi, continue to warn that longer terms could weaken erode democratic accountability. These steps consolidate a broader effort launched earlier in 2026 to modernise Ghana’s constitution, encompassing term lengths, eligibility thresholds, dual‑citizenship participation, and procedural rules for future referenda.

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  1. 2026-08-01 13:32 UTC Ghana constitutional reform moves toward approval
  2. 2026-07-31 13:44 UTC Ghana constitutional reform moves toward approval
  3. 2026-07-31 07:07 UTC Ghana constitutional reform debate widens
  4. 2026-07-31 05:15 UTC Ghana constitutional reform debate

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