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Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu is advocating for the removal of the \u201cwinner-takes-all\u201d system from Ghana\u2019s political framework.<\/p>\n

This call for reform gained traction following a stakeholder workshop organized by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to discuss potential constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n

According to the Tamale South MP, the current system, which concentrates political power in the hands of the winning party, marginalizes other political voices and weakens the foundations of an inclusive democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinner takes away all, we must do away with that in any future constitution of Ghana so that the country can have a proportional representative government like what pertains in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have also watered down the powers of the president and we must do a cross-jurisdictional study. Kenya has amended to decouple the minister from the MP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they have observed is that those ministers who are not MPs don\u2019t care more about constituents than those who are MPs who will perform in order to keep their seat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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Former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu is advocating for the removal of the \u201cwinner-takes-all\u201d system from Ghana\u2019s political framework. This call for reform gained traction following a stakeholder workshop organized by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to discuss potential constitutional amendments. 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