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Ghana

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Political and Security Environment

Background. Ghana is a constitutional democracy headed by an executive president and a vice president who are both elected by popular vote for a maximum of two four-year terms. The president is both chief of state and head of government. Ghana's unicameral legislature consists of a Parliament with 275 members who are elected by universal suffrage every four years. A new Constitution based on the U.S. model was approved by referendum in April 1992...

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