List of political parties in Ghana

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This article lists political parties in Ghana.

Ghana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Fourth Republic (1992-present) 1.2 Third Republic (1979-1981) 1.3 Second Republic (1969-1972) 1.4 Independent State within the Commonwealth (1957-1960)/First Republic (1960-1966) 1.5 Pre-Independence 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] The parties

[edit] Fourth Republic (1992-present)

• Convention People's Party
• Democratic Freedom Party
• Democratic People's Party
• Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
• Ghana Democratic Republican Party
• Great Consolidated Popular Party
• National Convention Party
• National Democratic Congress
• National Independence Party
• New Patriotic Party - ruling
• People's Convention Party
• People's Heritage Party
• People's National Convention
• National Reform Party
• United Ghana Movement
• United Renaissance Party
• Ghana National Party

[edit] Third Republic (1979-1981)

• Action Congress Party
• People's National Party
• Popular Front Party
• Social Democratic Front
• Third Force Party
• United National Convention

[edit] Second Republic (1969-1972)

• All People's Republican Party
• Justice Party
• National Alliance of Liberals
• People's Action Party
• Progress Party
• United Nationalist Party

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

• Convention People's Party
• United Party

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• List of political parties in Western Africa by country
• List of political parties by United Nations geoscheme

[edit] External links

• Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
• Ghana Political Parties
• Political Parties and Political Participation in Ghana

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