Seventeen political parties in Ghana had their licences cancelled by the Electoral Commission (EC).
On the Ghana Tonight program with Alfred Ocansey on Monday, November 14, the Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebuor Quarcoo, stated that this now implies eleven parties are legitimately operating.
He continued, “We have 15 new ones who have applied, and we are evaluating them.
The affected parties are Democratic People’s Party (DPP) United Front Party (UFP) United Development System Party (UDSP) Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) Yes People’s Party (YPP) United Ghana Movement (UGM) Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) New Vision Party (NVP) Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP) Ghana National Party (GNP) Power Unity Party (PUP) United Progressive Party (UPP) Reform Patriotic Democrats (RPD) People’s Action Party (PAP) United Renaissance Party (URP) National Reform Party (NRP) United Love Party (ULP)