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As at January 2025, there are 15 political parties according to the Electoral Commission of Ghana. [3] [4] 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. [5]
List of political parties in Ghana; 0–9. 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries; A. All People's Congress (Ghana) C. Convention People's Party; D.
10 agona west: ernestina ofori dangbey elected 11 awutu senya west: gizella akushika tetteh- agbotui unopposed 12 cape coast south: george kweku ricketts- hagan elected 13 abura asebu kwamankese: felix kwakye ofosu elected 14 gomoa east: desmond de-graft paitoo elected 15 upper denkyira east: lawyer emelia ankomah unopposed
This brought the total number of constituencies up to 276. There were 801 candidates registered for the parliamentary election. These were from 12 political parties as well as a number of independent candidates. [3] Interestingly, five entertainers are joining Dzifa Gomashie, a former actress in this parliament. [4]
The President of Ghana is elected using the two-round system while members of Parliament are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Both are elected to four-year terms. [10] [11] Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens at least 18 years old, except for those declared insane who are disenfranchised.
As it is predicted by Duverger's law, the voting system has encouraged Ghanaian politics into 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. Elections have been held every four years since 1992.
[47] [48] The Political Science Department of the University of Ghana polled 11,949 respondents and predicted that Akufo-Addo (NPP) will win 51.7% of the vote while Mahama wins 40.4%. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] An iPoll survey of 670 respondents predicted 48.7% of the votes for Mahama and 46.7% for Akufo-Addo implying that the election may go a second round ...
The presidential election is won by having more than 50% of valid votes cast, [3] whilst the parliamentary elections is won by simple majority, and, as is predicted by Duverger's law, the voting system has encouraged Ghanaian politics into a two-party system, creating extreme difficulty for anybody attempting to achieve electoral success under any banner other than those of the two dominant ...