List of 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 anyone to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.[1]

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This article lists political parties in Ghana.

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.[2]

The parties in Ghana

Fourth Republic (1992-present)

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]

Currently listed

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

Not currently listed

Third Republic (1979-1981)

Second Republic (1969-1972)

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

Pre-Independence

See also

References
  2. "Political Parties Act". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "Political Parties". Official Website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "Active political parties, independent candidates that will likely contest 2020 elections". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "Political Parties". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. "Profile of Registered Political Parties in Ghana". Official website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. "Ghana: Political Parties registered for 2012 elections". African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project. Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. "DFP merges with NDC". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. KIPO, DANIEL. "THE DANQUAH-DOMBO-BUSIA TRADITION". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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