EC cancels registration certificates of 17 political parties

The Electoral Commission has struck out the names of some political parties from the list of political parties in Ghana.

Between May and June 2022, the EC embarked on a nationwide exercise to inspect the offices of all registered political parties in Ghana.

But after the exercise, the EC has invoked Section 15 (3) (c) of the Political Parties Act of 2000, Act 574, which mandates it to cancel the registration of Political Parties which do not have offices at the National and Regional levels.

“The general publication is hereby informed that the registration certificates of the underlisted 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 affected political parties; 

1. Democratic People’s Party (DPP)
2. United Front Party (UFP)
3. United Development System (UDSP)
4. Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
5. Yes People’s Party (YPP)
6. United Ghana Movement (UGM)
7. Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)
8. New Vision Party (NVP)
9. Ghana Democratic-Republican Party (GDRP)
10. Ghana National Party (GNP)
11. Power Unity Party (PUP)
12. United Progressive Party (UPP)
13. Reform Patriotic Democrats (RPD)
14. People’s Action Party (PAP)\
15. United Renaissance Party (URP)
16. National Reform Party (NRP)
17. United Love Party (ULP)