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Ghana has a [[multi-party system]], However, there are two dominant political parties (the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] and the [[New Patriotic Party]]), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. |
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==Regulation== |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Political Parties Act|url=http://www.ec.gov.gh/political-entities/political-parties-act.html|website=Official website|publisher=Electoral Commission of Ghana|accessdate=14 May 2018}}</ref> |
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==The parties in Ghana== |
==The parties in Ghana== |
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*[[Action Congress Party]] |
*[[Action Congress Party]] |
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*[[People's National Party (Ghana)|People's National Party]] |
*[[People's National Party (Ghana)|People's National Party]] - 'Nkrumah tradition' |
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*[[Popular Front Party]] - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition |
*[[Popular Front Party]] - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition |
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*[[Social Democratic Front (Ghana)|Social Democratic Front]] |
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*[[All People's Republican Party]] |
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*[[Justice Party (Ghana)|Justice Party]] |
*[[Justice Party (Ghana)|Justice Party]] |
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*[[National Alliance of Liberals]] - offshoot of CPP |
*[[National Alliance of Liberals]] - offshoot of CPP as CPP was banned |
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*[[People's Action Party (Ghana)|People's Action Party]] |
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*[[Progress Party (Ghana)|Progress Party]] - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition |
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*[[Convention People's Party]] |
*[[Convention People's Party]] - 'Nkrumah tradition' |
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*[[United Party (Ghana)|United Party]] - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition |
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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), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
Regulation
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.[1]
The parties in Ghana
Fourth Republic (1992-present)
As at 2018, there are 24 political parties listed on the website of the Electoral Commission of Ghana.[2] There were 30 registered political parties on the list of the Electoral Commission of Ghana during the Fourth Republic in 2012.[3]
- All People's Congress(APC)
- Convention People's Party (CPP) - Nkrumah tradition, formed 12 June 1949, banned 1966, reformed 1996 from parties below
- Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)
- Democratic People's Party (DPP)
- Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE Party)
- Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP)
- Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)
- Ghana Freedom Party (GFP)
- Ghana National Party (GNP)
- Independent People's Party (IPP)
- National Democratic Congress (NDC) -'Nkrumah/Rawlings' tradition - founded 1996
- New Patriotic Party (NPP) - 'Danquah-Dombo-Busia' tradition,[4] ruling party
- New Vision Party (NVP)
- People's National Convention (PNC)
- Progressive People's Party (PPP)
- Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD)
- United Development System Party (UDSP)
- United Front Party (Ghana) (UFP)
- United Ghana Movement (UGM)
- United Love Party (ULP)
- United Progressive Party (UPP)
- United Renaissance Party (URP)
- Yes People's Party (YPP)
Not currently listed
- Ghana Redevelopment Party (GRP)
- National Convention Party (NCP) - merged with PCP to reform CPP in 1996
- National Democratic Party (NDP) - founded October 2012, split fron NDC
- National Independence Party (NIP) - merged with PHP in 1993, forming PCP
- National Reform Party (NRP) - founded 1999, split from NDC
- People's Convention Party (PCP) - merged with NCP to reform CPP in 1996
- People's Heritage Party (PHP)- merged with NIP in 1993, forming PCP
Third Republic (1979-1981)
- Action Congress Party
- People's National Party - 'Nkrumah tradition'
- Popular Front Party - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition
- Social Democratic Front
- Third Force Party
- United National Convention
Second Republic (1969-1972)
- All People's Republican Party
- Justice Party
- National Alliance of Liberals - offshoot of CPP as CPP was banned
- People's Action Party
- Progress Party - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition
- United Nationalist Party
Independent State within the Commonwealth (1957-1960)/First Republic (1960-1966)
- Convention People's Party - 'Nkrumah tradition'
- United Party - 'Danquah/Busia' tradition
- United Gold Coast Convention-'Grant\Johnson'
Pre-Independence
- Anlo Youth Organization
- Convention People's Party
- Federation of Youth Organization
- Ghana Congress Party
- Muslim Association Party
- National Liberation Movement
- Northern People's Party
- Togoland Congress
- United Gold Coast Convention
See also
- Electoral Commission of Ghana
- List of political parties
- List of political parties in Western Africa by country
- List of political parties by United Nations geoscheme
References
- ^ "Political Parties Act". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Profile of Registered Political Parties in Ghana". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ KIPO, DANIEL. "THE DANQUAH-DOMBO-BUSIA TRADITION". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.