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This article lists political parties in Ghana.

Ghana has a multi-party system. However, there are two dominant political parties: the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party. It is extremely difficult for anyone to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.^[1]

Regulation edit

Political parties in Ghana are regulated under the Political Parties Act 574 passed in 2000. This spells out how political parties may be founded, registered and operated. It also specifies how political parties may be funded in Ghana.^[2]

The parties in Ghana edit

Fourth Republic (1992-present) edit

As at October 2020, there are 29 political parties listed on the website of the Electoral Commission of Ghana.^[3] Of these, a total of 11 parties indicated their willingness to participate in the political programmes by the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation leading up to the 2020 Ghanaian general election.^[4] In 2018, there were 24 political parties listed on the website.^[5] There were 30 registered political parties on the list of the Electoral Commission of Ghana during the Fourth Republic in 2012.^[6]^[7]

Parliamentary parties edit

Name			Abbr.	Founded	Leader	Political position	Ideology	MPs
		New Patriotic Party	NPP	1992	Nana Akufo-Addo	Centre-right	Liberal conservatism Conservatism Liberalism	137 / 275
		National Democratic Congress	NDC	1992	Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo	Centre-left	Social democracy	137 / 275

Other active parties edit

(*Parties in bold have indicated some degree of involvement with 2020 general election)

All People's Congress (APC), founded 2016, split from People's National Convention.
Convention People's Party (CPP) - Nkrumah tradition, formed 12 June 1949, banned 1966, reformed 1996 from other Nkrumah tradition parties
Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) - founded 2006, merged with the National Democratic Congress in 2012^[8]
Democratic People's Party (DPP) - founded 1992
Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE Party) - founded 1992
Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) - founded 1995
Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP) - founded 1992
Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) - founded 2012
Ghana National Party (GNP) - founded 2007
Ghana Union Movement (GUM) - founded 2019
Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) founded 2017
National Democratic Party (NDP) - founded October 2012, split from NDC
National Reform Party (NRP) -founded 1999, split from NDC
New Vision Party (NVP) - founded 2008
People's Action Party (PAP)
People's Destiny Party (PDP)
People's National Convention (PNC) - founded 1992
Power Unity Party (PUP)
Progressive People's Party (PPP) - founded 2012
Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD) - founded 2007
United Democratic Party (UDP)
United Development System Party (UDSP) - founded 2012
United Front Party (UFP) - founded 2011
United Ghana Movement (UGM) - founded 1996
United Progressive Party (UPP) - founded 2016
United Renaissance Party (URP) - founded 2007
Yes People's Party (YPP) - founded 2012

Inactive parties edit

Ghana Redevelopment Party (GRP)
Independent People's Party (IPP) - founded 2011 and dissolved 2017
National Convention Party (NCP) - merged with PCP to reform CPP in 1996
National Independence Party (NIP) - merged with PHP in 1993, forming PCP
People's Convention Party (PCP) - founded in 1993, merged with NCP to reform CPP in 1996
People's Heritage Party (PHP)- merged with NIP in 1993, forming PCP
United Love Party (ULP) - founded 2008

Third Republic (1979-1981) edit

Action Congress Party
All People's Party (APP) - Merger of the parties in opposition- PFP, UNC, SDF and TFP
People's National Party (PNP) - Dr. Hilla Limann tradition ( won the election
Popular Front Party - Danquah/Busia tradition (PFP)
Social Democratic Front (SDF)
Third Force Party (TFP)
United National Convention (UNC)

Second Republic (1969-1972) edit

All People's Republican Party (APRP)
Justice Party (JP)
National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) - offshoot of CPP as CPP was banned
People's Action Party (PAP)
Progress Party (PP) - Danquah/Busia tradition
United Nationalist Party (UNP)

Independent State within the Commonwealth (1957-1960)/First Republic (1960-1966) edit

Convention People's Party (CPP) - Nkrumah tradition
United Party (UP) - Danquah-Busia tradition
United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) -'Grant-Johnson'

Pre-Independence edit

Anlo Youth Organization
Convention People's Party (CPP) - Nkrumah tradition, split from UGCC
Federation of Youth Organization (FYO)
Ghana Congress Party (GCP)
Muslim Association Party (MAP)
National Liberation Movement (NLM)
Northern People's Party (NPP)
Togoland Congress (TG)
United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) - Danquah/Busia tradition

References edit

^ "Opposition parties initiate 'Yenpene' demo against new voters' register". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^ "Political Parties Act". Electoral Commission of Ghana Online. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ "Political Parties". Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana Online. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Active political parties, independent candidates that will likely contest 2020 elections". GhanaWeb. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Political Parties". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "Profile of Registered Political Parties in Ghana". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
^ "Ghana: Political Parties registered for 2012 elections". African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project. Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "DFP merges with NDC". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

External links edit

National Electoral Commission - Registered Political Parties
Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
Political Parties and Political Participation in Ghana
African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project - Ghana: Political Parties registered for 2012 elections
Political parties in Ghana, their emblems and colours