The New Patriotic Party is the ruling liberal party in Ghana and one of two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics. The party is centrist, but is considered to be more liberal than its leading rival, the National Democratic Congress. It supplies President John Agyekum Kufuor. At the last elections, held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats.Its candidate, John Kufuor was re-elected president with 52.75% of the vote. He dedicated this victory to his loyal aide Kofi Tetebo. The party symbol is the elephant and the party colors are red, white, and blue.

National Chairman: Peter MacManu
First National Vice: Chairman Stephen Ntim
Second Vice Chairman: Mrs Agnes Adzo Okudzeto
Third Vice Chairman: Mr Edmund Annan
National Treasurer: Mr Michael Dugau
National Organiser: Lord Commey

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’état 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). In April 2008, John Mahama was chosen as the party's vice-presidential candidate.

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.

The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.

The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for independence and ruled from 1957 to 1966.

During the latter part of the CPP rule, the constitution was changed to make it the only legal party in Ghana, making the nation a one-party state.

The party was banned after the February 24, 1966 coup d’état. Parties following in its tradition have used various names.

The People's National Convention is a political party in Ghana.

At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition, that won 4 out of 230 seats. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote at the presidential elections.

The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political party in Ghana. At the last elections, 7 December 2004, the party was part of the Grand Coalition that won 4 out of 230 seats. Dr. Edward Mahama, candidate of the Grand Coalition won 1.9% of the vote in the presidential elections.

The Democratic Freedom Party is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006. The formation of the party was first announced by Dr. Obed Asamoah, former chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in February 2006. This follows a split between a Rawlings faction and a Asamoah faction within the NDC. The founding members include former leading members of the NDC such as Dr. Obed Asamoah, immediate past chairman of the NDC and also a former Attorney General and Foreign minister in the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and NDC governments among others. There are other founding members from the Nkrumahist tradition as well.

The aims and objectives of the party are:

To unite all the people of the country, regardless of the origin, religion position status or political affiliation.

To bring peace and harmony among the people of our dear country.

To build in this counting democratic system of government under which all citizen will be able to contribute to the welfare of this country

To respect and protect the constitution of the party and laws of the Republic.

To respect and obey the constitution of the party and the laws of the Republic

To ensure and protect the integrity of the Republic

To pursue responsible population policies

To manage the economy effectively and efficiently.

To ensure that the wealth of the country is not monopolized by a section or particular area of the country but is fairly shared and enjoyed by all; in particular to bridge the present wide gap between the urban and rural communities and also improve condition in the deprive areas of the country .

To reduce the excessive centralization which has characterized government up to now and ensure as far as practicable that the Region and District of this country fully participate in deciding matters affecting their development and wellbeing;

To ensure free movement of the people of the sub-region.

To ensure that chamber of the AU and the treaty of ECOWAS conform to democratic principles.

To promote the well balanced development of agriculture and industry making the best use o f the resources of each area;

To provide good system of education both public and private, at all levels which responds to the developmental needs of the country as well as the need for qualitative education.

Mr. William Zigih Brown National Chairman
Mr. John Bediako First National Vice Chairman
Mr. Isaac Donkor Second National Vice Chairman
Mr. Frank Agyei Badu National Organiser
Ms. Rosemond Agyapong Women’s Organiser
Mr. Joseph Boateng Youth Organizer

The New Vision Party (NVP) elected its flag bearer and party executive at its first national delegates congress at Odorkor in Accra last Saturday.

Prophet Daniel Nkansah, the founder of the NVP, and the other 34 national executive members were elected unopposed in an election supervised by Mr Amadu Suley, Director of Research and Administration of the Electoral Commission (EC).

The congress, which was advertised to start at 9 a.m., started around 2p.m. and lasted for about 30 minutes.

After his election, Prophet Nkansah, who was staggering intermittently as if possessed by the spirit of God, said God had chosen him to be the flag bearer of the party and that through him God would visit and save Ghana from its economic hardship and social problems and make it prosperous.

"Something strange will happen in 2008; it will be extraordinary, God has something good for Ghana but the leaders have no vision. God will bless Ghana through me," he prophesied.

The National Chairman of the party, Apostle Joel Aaron-King, said the party was peculiar to the other political parties because it was sanctioned by God Almighty to win this year’s election.

He said between December 6 and 7, 2008, an angel of God would visit Ghanaians and whisper into their ears to vote for the NVP.

Some of the elected executive members are first vice chairman, Rev Daniel Kwakye; Second Vice Chairman, Rev Evans Anim Anokye; general secretary, Yakubu Andani, and women’s organise, Hajia Hajara

Mother Ghana deserves the best, and the aim of the Ghana National Party is to fulfill that dream of change so that all Ghanaians will enjoy the best that our creator and Mother Ghana provide for all citizens but not to the few privileged.

This fulfillment of this simple dream involves simple solutions but dedicated efforts with consistent long term planning to ensure that the future is predicted by our present actions or deeds. The saying "what you sow is what you reap" is a reality. Mother Ghana cannot provide for its citizens if her children do not utilize their God-given talents to provide for the simple necessities of life such as basic shelter, food, health, education and a decent healthy environment to live in.

Ordinary Ghanaians are not asking too much from their leaders; the DCE's, Parliamentarians, Ministers and the President. Ghana is on average not a poor country with all its natural resources; but our previous and current leadership have demonstrated themselves as poor in management skills and sense of direction. This is where the Ghana National Party comes into play. The party has simple but workable solutions to the numerous man-made problems of Ghanaians. After half a century of education and global exposure, we have enough talent, and we have the dedication, and the integrity, to deliver on our promises!

We are not going to do this without you. The Party wants to practice real democracy whereby the government involves the ordinary people who walk the streets of Ghana and experience what any Ghanaian feels, thinks and says about daily lives. This means the Government of the Ghana National Party will be ordinary, simple to approach and speak the language that is understandable by all Ghanaians irrespective of where you come from or live. This is what makes us different from the traditional parties. We are here to listen and to apply the accumulated knowledge of our own honest people to change our society for the betterment of Ghanaians.

The Leadership of the Ghana National Party will lead by example and provide examples of true participative leadership.
We are coming to serve but not to be served. This is not the time for "the Big Man". It is the time for all our people!

We want to revalue your vote as the cornerstone of democracy whereby your voice will be heard and acted upon because you are the majority with daily life experiences. You are the farmers, miners, teachers, students, traders, fishermen, craftsmen, as well as the suffering educated with lost hope, who we count on for the change that you long desire. Ghana is now ready to be saved!

The Democratic People's Party is a Ghanaian political party formed in 1992 after the ban on political party activity was lifted by the Provisional National Defence Council government of Ghana. The party claims to follow the Nkrumahist tradition along with the People's National Convention (PNC), Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), National Reform Party (NRP) and the Convention People's Party (CPP).

The party formed the "Progressive Alliance" with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) for the presidential election in December 1992.Their common presidential candidate was Jerry Rawlings of the NDC. This alliance continued through the 1996 elections with the party not fielding its own candidates. The party however started fielding its own presidential and parliamentary candidates since the December 2000 elections but has won no seats in parliament.

Thomas Nuako Ward-Brew - Founder, Chairman and Leader

Mr G.M. Tettey - First Vice Chairman
Mr Ekow Bentil -Second Vice Chairman
Alhaji Muhammad Salisu Sulaimana - General Secretary
Nii Otoo Otoo - Deputy General Secretary
Mr Francis Smith - Financial Secretary.

Mr Kojo Rockson - National Organiser
Mr Kenneth Dadzie - Deputy National Organiser
Ms Eunice Banson - National Women's Organiser
Mr Mathias Boateng - Youth Organiser
Mr Frank Tandoh - Treasurer
Mr Ali Umar Kuriba - Education Secretary.

Mr Kwasi Amoafo-Yeboah, an electrical engineer, who has declared his intention to contest the upcoming presidential election as an independent candidate, has thrown a political jab at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for failing to provide the necessary fuel to propel the economic engine of this country.

He said Ghanaians were suffering today because both parties, when offered the opportunity to govern this country, failed to implement the right economic policies to empower the private sector to become the engine of growth of Ghana's economy.

In an interview with the Independent newspaper, he said his decision to enter the presidential race was born out of the conviction that the country needed a radical paradigm shift to accelerate the nation's growth and to improve people's lives as well as generate sustainable employment to bring extra income for the ordinary person.

“I believe our nation is poised for accelerated take-off which when properly executed will propel us beyond the modest middle income status that has been the expressed vision of the last two administrations”, he stressed.

A compassionate capitalist, he expressed belief that the basis of capitalism was personal responsibility, where individuals took responsibility for themselves and allowed the government to handle the tasks in the public domain.

According to him, it is the responsibility of the government to provide an enabling environment for the people to take care of themselves adding that that is the sort of government he would provide Ghanaians if he became the president.

“My decision to enter this race is also based on my conviction that our past leadership under the organised political party system has failed us as a nation”, he maintained, stressing that there was too much polarisation in our political systems as a result.

Again, he related that the opposition parties tend to sit on the sidelines in critical situations always waiting for the ruling government to fail so they could use the failure for political gain.

For him, political parties spent too much time playing the blame game.

He said what the country needed at this point was a neutral person at the top to help harness the power of our collective human resource and concentrate it on solving the crucial problems facing the nation, something he said could only be achieved by an independent President.

For him, the problem facing this country is “the economy” and “if we get the economy right everything else will fall in place”, he insisted.

Mr. Amoafo-Yeboah maintained that the people needed money in order to be responsible for themselves and their families, to pay for proper health care for themselves and their families, to provide proper education for their children and also to pay for additional basic amenities that all humans want for their families.

“These two needs are interdependent and form the basis of what I call “opportunity cycle” Mr Amoafo-Yeboah stated.

He said the government also needed money to provide the infrastructure needed for the nation's continued growth, to maintain good governance and the rule of law and to ensure fairness and equity.

Mr Amoafo-Yeboah said he carried a message of hope for all Ghanaians and that although he considered himself the underdog in the December elections, he carried a strong message.

On how he would tackle corruption, he said the laws must strictly be enforced irrespective of the individuals involved, adding that Ghanaians were good people, who would not commit crime if their living conditions were right.

According to him, the current National Youth Employment Programme was a welfare project which could not tackle the unemployment problem.

He said what he would have done differently was to channel the capital involved to expand individual businesses to absorb the unemployed.

Mr Amoafo-Yeboah is an entrepreneur, who has managed several companies in the fields of financial services, real estate and telecommunications and currently the chairman of i-TEL