President-elect of Ghana
| President-elect of Ghana |
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|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | The period between the presidential election on 7 December, and Noon (Greenwich Time Zone) on the following January 7 |
| Inaugural holder |
Kwame Nkrumah April 20, 1960 - 1 July 1960 |
| Vice President-elect of Ghana |
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|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | The period between the presidential election on 7 December, and Noon (Greenwich Time Zone) on the following January 7 |
| Inaugural holder |
Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson
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The President-elect of Ghana is the apparent winner, as ascertained by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, following the general election on 7 December.
During the period between the presidential election and the inauguration, the outgoing president is a lame duck, while the incoming president heads a presidential transition team to ensure a smooth handover of power.
If a sitting president has won re-election, the incumbent is not referred to as a president-elect as he or she is already in office and is not waiting to become president. Likewise, if a Vice President succeeds to the Presidency by way of the President's death, resignation or removal (via impeachment) from office, that person never holds the title of President-elect, as they would become President immediately.
The most recent President-elect is former Minster of Foreign Affairs Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, who won the presidential election on December 9, 2016.
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