National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
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National Democratic Congress
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| Founded | July 28, 1992 |
| Headquarters | H/No. 641/4 Ringway Close, Kokomlemle, Accra |
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| Ideology | Social Democracy |
| International affiliation | Socialist International, consultative |
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| Website ndc.org.gh |
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The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by former President Jerry Rawlings, who first came to power in a coup d'etat in 1979, remaining President for 19 years(31/12/1981-7/01/2001). The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 which returned Rawlings to power. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001. His Vice-President, John Atta-Mills, came second in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, winning 44.6% of the vote on the second occasion. In the general elections held on 7 December 2004, the party won 94 out of 230 seats.
On December 21, 2006, Atta-Mills was overwhelmingly elected by the NDC as its candidate for the 2008 presidential election with a majority of 81.4%, or 1,362 votes. Ekwow Spio-Garbah was second with 8.7% (146 votes), Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu was third with 8.2% (137 votes), and Eddie Annan was fourth with 1.7% (28 votes).[1] In April 2008, John Mahama was chosen as the party's vice-presidential candidate.[2]
The NDC's party symbol is an umbrella with a parrot's head on top. Party colors are red, white, green, and black.
The NDC is a consultative member of the Socialist International.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "NDC CONGRESS RESULTS-Prof Wins", Modernghana.com, December 22, 2006.
- ^ "Mills Chooses John Mahama As Running Mate", ModernGhana.com, April 10, 2008.
- ^ List of Socialist International parties in Africa.
[edit] External links
- Manifesto for 2004 Presidential election (PDF)
- Summary on "GhanaHomePage"
- "Atta Mills Home Page"
- "Ghana Palaver Home Page"
- "Radio Gold FM90.5"
| Preceded by Provisional National Defence Council |
Governments of Ghana Fourth Republic 1993–2001 |
Succeeded by New Patriotic Party |
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