Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992, as amended to 1996
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    (1) There shall be a President of the Republic of Ghana who shall be the Head of State and Head of Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ghana.
    … (Art. 57)
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    (1) The executive authority of Ghana shall vest in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
    … (Art. 58)
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    A person shall not be qualified for election as the President of Ghana unless—
    (a) he is a citizen of Ghana by birth;
    (b) he has attained the age of forty years; and
    (c) he is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article. (Art. 62)
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    (2) The election of the President shall be on the terms of universal adult suffrage and shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be conducted in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by constitutional instrument by the Electoral Commission …
    (3) A person shall not be elected as President of Ghana unless at the presidential election the number of votes cast in his favour is more than fifty per cent of the total number of valid votes cast at the election.
    … (Art. 63)
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Chapter Five on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Five on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Five on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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Chapter Five on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms.
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According to Art. 70(1): "The President shall, acting in consultation with the Council of State, appoint— (a) the Commissioner for Human Rights and Administrative Justice and his Deputies; …"
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Chapter Twenty-Two on Chieftaincy.