result according to the
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National Democratic Congress New Patriotic Party Political parties became legal in mid-1992 after a ten-year hiatus. There are more than 20 registered political parties under the Fourth Republic. The two main parties are the
National Democratic Congress and the
New Patriotic Party. The
National Democratic Congress is the successor organisation to
Jerry John Rawlings'
Provisional National Defence Council which was in power from 1981 to 1992. The
New Patriotic Party, found in 1992, is the successor to the Gold Coast's
The Big Six independence achiever party
United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC); the People's National Convention, and the
Convention People's Party, successor to
Kwame Nkrumah's original party of the same name, which was the incumbent government of Ghana for 10 years from declaration of independence in 1957 to 1966, winning elections in 1956, 1960, and 1965. In 2020, the NPP won the Presidency, yet tied in the parliamentary elections with the NDC and the single seat that remained was filled by an independent, turning the NPP into the Fourth Republic’s first minority government. The following election in 2024, the National Democratic Congress managed to return to power, winning both the Presidency and parliament handedly, making their candidate, former President
John Mahama (2012-2017), the first President to serve a non-consecutive second term.
Foreign relations Since independence, Ghana has been devoted to ideals of nonalignment and is a founding member of the
non-aligned movement. Ghana favors international and regional political and economic co-operation, and is an active member of the United Nations and the African Union. Many Ghanaian diplomats and politicians hold positions in international organisations. These include Ghanaian diplomat and former
Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, International Criminal Court Judge
Akua Kuenyehia, former President
Jerry John Rawlings and former President
John Agyekum Kuffour who have both served as diplomats of the United Nations.
China reciprocated with a visit in November 2011, by the vice-chairman of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China,
Zhou Tienong who visited Ghana and met with Ghana's President
John Dramani Mahama.
Judicial system The legal system is based on the 1992 constitution, customary (traditional) law, and British
common law. Court hierarchy consists of
Supreme Court of Ghana (highest court), courts of appeal, and high courts of justice. Beneath these bodies are circuit, magisterial, and traditional courts. Extrajudicial institutions include public tribunals. each with its own district assembly. Below districts are various types of councils, including 58 town or area councils; 108 zonal councils; and 626 area councils. Over 16,000 unit committees exist on the lowest level. Ghana has 275 electoral constituencies.
Parliamentary Constituencies of Ghana ==See also==