This article lists political parties in Ghana.
Ghana has a multi-party system, with two dominant political parties: the centre-left National Democratic Congress and the centre-right New Patriotic Party. Other political parties include the Convention People's Party (CPP), the People's National Convention (PNC), the Progressive People's Party (PPP), the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), the All People's Congress (APC), etc.
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.
The parties in Ghana
Fourth Republic (1992-present)
As at January 2025, there are 15 political parties according to the Electoral Commission of Ghana. 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. In 2018, there were 24 political parties listed on the website. There were 30 registered political parties on the list of the Electoral Commission of Ghana during the Fourth Republic in 2012.
Parliamentary parties
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! Leader
! Political position
! Ideology
! MPs
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| National Democratic Congress
| NDC
| 1992
| John Mahama
| Centre-left
| Social democracy
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| New Patriotic Party<br />
| NPP
| 1992
| Mahamudu Bawumia
| Centre-right
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Other active parties
The following parties were on the list of parties of the Electoral Commission of Ghana but not represented in parliament.
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! Abbr.
! Founded
! Leader
! Political position
! Ideology
! MPs
! Last election
! Comments
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| All People's Congress<br />
| APC
| 2016
| Hassan Ayariga
|
|
| 0
| 2024
| Split from PNC
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| Convention People's Party<br />
| CPP
| 1949<br>1996
| Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankumah
|
|
| 0
| 2024
| Banned 1966, reformed 1996
|-
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| Great Consolidated Popular Party<br />
| GCPP
| 1995
| Daniel Augustus Lartey
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| 0
| 2024
|
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| Ghana Freedom Party<br />
| GFP
| 2012
| Akua Donkor
|
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| 0
| 2024
|
|-
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| National Democratic Party<br />
| NDP
| 2012
| Mohammed Frimpong Certificate of registration cancelled by ECG in 2022.
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| Democratic People's Party<br />
| DPP
| 1992
| Thomas Nuako<br>Ward-Brew
|
|
| 2016
| Certificate of registration cancelled by ECG in 2022.
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| National Independence Party<br />
| NIP
| 1992
| Kwabena Darko
|
| Nkrumaism
| 1992 Presidential only
| Boycotted 1992 parliamentary election.<br>Merged with PHP in 1993, forming PCP
|-
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| National Reform Party<br />
| NRP
| 1999
| Peter Kpordugbe
|
|
| 2004
| Split from NDC<br>Not involved in 2020 election<br>Certificate of registration cancelled by ECG in 2022.