Ghana court makes unexpected move that changes parliament balance before election
Ghanaʼs highest court made a key decision about parliament seats that affects political power. The ruling comes just weeks before the country heads to national voting booths
Ghanaʼs top court made a game-changing choice about parliament seats on tuesday 11-12-24; the decision affects how many seats each party controls. The court said that the speakers earlier move to empty four seats didnt follow the constitution
The political scene got mixed-up last month when two members from the New Patriotic Party and one from the National Democratic Congress decided to go solo (becoming independent runners) for the dec-7 vote; at the same time an independent member switched to join the NPP. The whole thing changed how many seats each side had - but now the court fixed that
The supreme courts decision means the NPP keeps its lead in parliament: this matters a lot since the country will pick new leaders in less than a month. The ruling helps the NPP stay strong before the big vote thats coming up
