  politics of ghana takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of ghana is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. the seat of government is at golden jubilee house. executive power is exercised by the government. legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. the judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. the constitution that established the fourth republic provided a basic charter for republican democratic government. it declares ghana to be a unitary republic with sovereignty residing in the ghanaian people. intended to prevent future coups, dictatorial government, and one-party states, it is designed to establish the concept of powersharing. the document reflects lessons learned from the abrogated constitutions of 1957, 1960, 1969, and 1979, and incorporates provisions and institutions drawn from british and american constitutional models. one controversial provision of the constitution indemnifies members and appointees of the provisional national defence council (pndc) from liability for any official act or omission during the years of pndc rule. the constitution calls for a system of checks and balances, with power shared between a president, a unicameral parliament, a council of state, and an independent judiciary. ==executive branch==  |president |john dramani mahama |national democratic congress |24 july 2012 |} executive authority is established in the office of the presidency, together with his council of state. the president is head of state, head of government, and commander in chief of the armed forces. he also appoints the vice president. according to the constitution, more than half of the presidentially appointed ministers of state must be appointed from among members of parliament. the outcome of the december 2012 elections which declared john dramani mahama as president of ghana by the ghana electoral commission was challenged by nana akuffo addo, bawumia and jake obetsebi lamptey at the supreme court of ghana of which the supreme court came out with the verdict that the president, john dramani mahama legally won the 2012 presidential election. ==legislative branch== legislative functions are vested in parliament, which consists of a unicameral 230-member body plus the speaker. to become law, legislation must have the assent of the president, who has a qualified veto over all bills except those to which a vote of urgency is attached. the members are elected for a four-y
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