The certificates of 17 political parties that lack a regional or national presence and are thereby breaking the law have been revoked by the Ghanaian Electoral Commission.
The Political Parties Act of 2000, Act 574, gave the parties until the end of October to demonstrate why their registrations shouldn’t be revoked.
After the deadline passed, a notice signed and issued by the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, and published today, November 14, 2022, stated: “Pursuant to the publication by the Electoral Commission dated 13th & 17th October 2022, the General Public is hereby informed that the Registration Certificates of the under-listed Political Parties have been cancelled in accordance with Section 15 (3) (c) of the Political Parties Law, 2000 (Act 574) effective the 1st day of November, 2022.
Below are the parties:
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)
