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	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Ghana votes for change
		NPP leader John Kufuor said he was pleased by his showing in the presidential election, in which he scored 4% more than the NDC candidate, Vice-President John Atta-Mills.
		An NDC spokesman said his party was still confident of winning the second round of the presidential election, which has to be held within three weeks.
		An NDC spokesman said the party's key task was to ensure its supporters were mobilised throughout Ghana for the second round of the presidential election more effectively than they had been in the first round.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1065000/1065113.stm (526 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Ghana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a result, the government lifted its ban on political parties in May 1992 but the opposition immediately boycotted the legislative elections held later that year because of the obvious lack of time to prepare their campaigns.
		Years of presidential dominance and one-party rule have limited the political influence of the legislature and political bargaining between opposing parties; new norms of deliberation will have to be worked out if the equally divided legislature is to gain effectiveness.
		In 2000, six opposition parties contested the Rawlings's National Democratic Congress in presidential and parliamentary elections that resulted in the defeat of the ruling NDC party.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Gha1.htm (703 words)

	Ghanaian Chronicle - Online : The current time is 3:11:00 PM on 11/17/2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The party is, for the first time, having the launch in a region known to be the stronghold of its rival, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
		Supporters of the party say they are optimistic that the issue of who becomes the running mate of the flag bearer, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, will be settled that day when the chosen one is expected to be outdoored as part of the launch.
		Party Communications Director John Mahama says manifestoes are essentially to tell the country and the electorate what the party would do for them if given the mandate to rule.
	www.ghanaian-chronicle.com /thestory.asp?id=2720 (521 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He stressed that the NPP would be fair and abide strictly by the constitution of the party during the exercise.
		He pointed out that the party remained focused, stressing that the party would come out of the vetting exercise as a formidable team which was poised to win the December election.
		The Regional Chairman of the NPP, Mr Peter Mac Manu, charged members to abide by the rules and regulations of the party.He said the NPP required candidates with proven conduct who could lead the party to victory.He reiterated that the party would win 20 out of the 22 seats in the region.
	www.graphicghana.com /article.asp?artid=287 (213 words)

	Soccer News of Friday, 14 January 2005
		The ruling party said that Hearts victory which makes them the first winners of the Confederation Cup competition certainly did not only bring honour to the team and the club alone, but it also brought honour to Ghana for which all Ghanaians should justifiably feel proud.
		The release said "the 'Porcupine Warriors' and their vociferous supporters also merit commendation for their sportsmanship and graciousness even in defeat and that their attitude on and off the field of play and the hand of friendship extended to all those who attended the match in Kumasi is indeed worthy of emulation".
		He said the Party commends the soccer fans both at the stadium and all over the country for their exemplary comportment, a trait that guaranteed the neat game that was played last Sunday.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=73286 (305 words)

	Politics of Thursday, 10 June 2004
		The New Patriotic Party (NPP) agent who recently revealed how he and others have been trained by Lord Commey and others in ways to commit electoral fraud, Owusu Achimpim, has made available to The Lens some of the evidence of his dealings.
		He revealed that the NPP awarded him, as well as other members of the so-called 'Fully Trained Vigilant New Patriotic Party Agents' "certificates of honour" signed by Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey and Odoi Sykes, for their roles in ensuring victory for the NPP, including multiple voting.
		To most observers, the NPP has always been a party that has presented a democratic façade to the populace, while it is actually shamelessly manipulating every inch of the process behind the scenes in the most undemocratic manner.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=59494 (701 words)

	Ghana News Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The President and the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr John Agyekum Kufuor has reiterated his stance for Ghanaians to reject the Sankofa theory of the NDC and give the NPP another mandate to rule the country.
		Various political Parties contesting the December polls are rounding up their Campaign in earnest as there is only one clear day for Ghanaians to go to the polls to decide on who will represent them in the Capacities of president and parliamentarians.
		The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for the Ho West Constituency and Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Ms.
	www.ghananewstoday.com /news/politics/elections2004.htm (1709 words)

	Npp in Parliament - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The New Patriotic Party embraces all those who believe in the living philosophy of George Paa Grant, J.B.Danquah, E.O.Obetsebi-Lamptey, E.Akuffo-Addo, William Ofori-Atta, Solomon Odamtten, K.A.Busia, S.G.Antor, J.A.Braimah, Yakubu Tali (Tolon Na), R.E.G.Armattoe and others all of blessed memory, expressed in the following words of Dr.J.B.Danquah;
		We believe in the provision of quality education, further training and an expanding economy based on private initiative and devoid of government hinderance.
		These are the same beliefs which inspired the Progress Party Government of 1969 - 71 and formed all the policies pursued by that government.
	www.nppinparliament.org /aboutus.asp (566 words)

	Ghana's Opposition Wins Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NPP won 97 seats in parliament while the ruling party won 93.
		NPP's John Kufuor who won 48% of the votes in the presidential race will face Vice President John Atta Mills (won 45% of the votes) of the ruling party in a run-off election.
		In general, voting was orderly, freed of violence that usually plagues most African election, except with few instances, like the one that occurred at one polling station at North Kaneshie in Accra, where a man with a gun held up voting for hours saying voting should not start in the absence of police.
	www.theperspective.org /ghana.html (342 words)

	Ghanaian Chronicle - Online : The current time is 3:10:56 PM on 11/17/2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The positions would determine how the symbols of the political parties and pictures of their presidential candidates would be arranged on the ballot sheet for the electorate to cast their vote in the December 7 elections.
		But the campaign manager of the NPP, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey in an interview, told The Chronicle that the new position of the party did not matter much, because the “Asieho” slogan still held good with the people who he said were satisfied with the government’s performance.
		The Campaign Manager said since 1992, the NPP had used the Elephant as its symbol and that was what they would focus on, not the position the party got on the ballot sheet.
	www.ghanaian-chronicle.com /thestory.asp?id=3954 (415 words)

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		Despite the governing New Patriotic Party's mixed record on the economy, it remains a narrow favourite to win both the presidency and a parliamentary majority.
		Ghana's opposition parties, not known for their tactical acuity, claimed they drew some 5,000-10,000 supporters to the rally, at which speaker after speaker berated the government's economic mismanagement, official corruption and plans to sack more state employees.
		The rally was a rare flash of unity among the five biggest opposition parties, from John Kufour's stolidly bourgeois New Patriotic Party (NPP) to Goosie Tanoh's leftist Reform Party.
	www.africa-confidential.com /index.aspx?pageid=22&countryid=22 (4408 words)

	New Patriotic Party -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The party is (A person who takes a position in the political center) centrist, but is considered to be more (A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties) liberal that its leading rival, the (additional info and facts about National Democratic Congress) National Democratic Congress.
		At the last (A vote to select the winner of a position or political office) elections, 7 december 2004, the party won 128 out of 230 seats.
		Its candidate, John Kufuor was re-elected president with 52.45 % of the vote.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_patriotic_party.htm (170 words)

	Ghana Downplays Fraud Concerns for Tuesday's Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although four men are vying for the position of president, the race is expected to be close between current President John Kufuor from the New Patriotic Party and the John Evans Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
		The opposition National Democratic Congress is the party founded by former President Jerry Rawlings, who ruled the west African nation for nearly two decades, before creating a multi-party state, and implementing a two-term limit for the presidency.
		A leading member of the party, Tony Aidoo, told the chairman of the Electoral Commission that the number of registered voters in various constituencies far exceeded the provisional numbers registered earlier this year.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/gq/2004-12-06-voa48.html (414 words)

	Ashesi University College, Ghana
		Democratic elections under the new Constitution were held in 1992 and again in 1996 - with Rawlings winning the presidency both times and his NDC party consistently maintaining control of the Parliament.
		The NPP victory in those elections not only brought Kufuor to the presidency; it also granted the NPP majority control of the Parliament as they claimed 100 of the 200 seats.
		Transition of power between the two parties has proceeded smoothly, with members on both sides vowing to cooperate in the interest of a better future for Ghana.
	www.ashesi.org /GHANA/ghana.html (1170 words)

	Ghanian political flags
		N.P.P. the most voted party in the Presidential Elections in Ghana with Mr.
		The New Patriotic Party was founded in 1992 and has for its symbol the elephant in a red, white and blue background, which are the colours of the Party.
		A new flag, white with a cross and a crown of thorn covering the cross, would mark the beginning of a new Ghana, founded in God, and move the nation to its former glory.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/gh}.html (181 words)

	Change in Ghana
		The use of a box transparent on all sides in which the marked bal lots were placed gave a new dimension to the concept of transparency in the conduct of poll.
		While the winner of a parliamentary seat was known immediately after the counting of votes in a specific constituency was completed and certified, the outcome of the presidential poll remained unclear until the presidential ballot papers from all the constituencies were counted.
		In the event, of the 199 parliamentary seats for which polling was held, the NPP won 99, closely followed by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) with 92.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/fline/fl1802/18020580.htm (1331 words)

	African Political Parties and Organizations on the Web
		The party's goal is to be "...un parti de progrès, un parti de bâtisseurs, un parti rassembleur dans l’objectif d’édifier en République de Guinée un État de droit moderne et démocratique qui respecte tous les droits humains et pratique la bonne gouvernance...." Interviews, press releases, editorials.
		The party was started because of the reaction to the execution of Dr. Viriato Pã, a lawyer who actively opposed the PAIGC and their practices of clandestine arrests and executions during post-independence.
		Party constitution, its 2003 Presidential candidate was Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu, photographs of party officials.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/political-parties-africa.html (7705 words)

	Welcome To NewsInGhana !!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a leading New Patriotic Party fire brand, has warned the rank and file of the Party against pushing for an early national delegate’s congress to elect a flag bearer for the party.
		In a separate interview, Abeeku Dickson, one of the contenders for General Secretary, also said he thinks the issue of early elections “is not and should not be the party’s priority for now.” He emphasised that where the party needs to concentrate its efforts is on electing national executives to their various positions.
		Instead it gives the party machinery the discretion to choose from the two, based on the merits of the political climate in the country.
	www.newsinghana.com /politics.php?story=585 (736 words)

	Graphic Ghana - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lord Commey, has stated that most of the differences within its rank and file, particularly between some of the party’s Members of Parliament and district chief executives, have been resolved.
		The national organiser of the NPP made these remarks at a press briefing shortly after a regional party meeting at Koforidua on Wednesday.
		Lord Commey said although such differences were likely to occur, it would be in the interest of the party to resolve them amicably for a unified front for the advancement of the party and the government.
	www.graphicghana.com /article.asp?artid=6298 (311 words)

	::.Angus Reid Consultants.::
		The election in Ghana pits the same contenders of 2000: incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Evans Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
		The contending parties are the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Democratic People’s Party (DPP), the Ghana Democratic Republican Party (GDRP) and the Grand Coalition—encompassing the the People’s National Convention (PNC), the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE).
		In the legislative ballot, the governing NPP secured at least 128 seats, followed by the NDC with 92, the Grand Coalition with four, the CPP with three and one independent.
	www.angus-reid.com /tracker/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=4980 (730 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ghana - Presidential Elections \| Ghanaian Information Resource
		Despite protests and demands for a new voters' register, which had not been met when nominations for presidential candidates for the November 3 elections closed on September 29, 1992, five presidential candidates representing five political parties filed their nomination papers.
		In fact, to many Ghanaians, the NDC party was the same as the PNDC without the initial "P." The opposition, by contrast, could not articulate a clear, consistent, and convincing alternative program.
		The opposition parties, however, immediately protested, crying fraud as well as rigging of the ballot and asking the interim electoral commission not to declare a winner until allegations of irregularities had been investigated.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/ghana/ghana119.html (959 words)

	GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Ghana - Historical Highlights
		The new regime cited Nkrumah's flagrant abuse of individual rights and liberties, his regime's corrupt, oppressive, and dictatorial practices, and the rapidly deteriorating economy as the principal reasons for its action.
		The new President, Dr. Hilla Limann, was a career diplomat from the north and the candidate of the People's National Party (PNP), the political heir of Nkrumah's CPP.
		After several by-elections were held to fill vacated seats, the NPP majority stood at 103 of the 200 seats in Parliament, while the NDC held 89 and independent and small party members held eight.
	www.geographyiq.com /countries/gh/Ghana_history_summary.htm (2225 words)

	Text News
		The new grouping, including other senior former PKK members, will seek to win the freedom of Osman Ocalan's brother and does not aim to damage the PKK but to advance its cause democratically, the statement said.
		The authenticity of the statement could not be verified, but observers familiar with the subject believed it was credible.
		It was signed by 40 members of the new party who attended a founding conference earlier this month, with Osman Ocalan heading the list.
	home.cogeco.ca /~kurdistan/14-8-04-osman-forms-new-party.htm (327 words)

	Ghana -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By a 1964 referendum, all opposition parties were outlawed, and many critics of the government were subsequently imprisoned.
		In 1992 the government promulgated a new constitution and lifted the ban on opposition parties.
		In the December elections, the candidate of the opposition New Patriotic party, John Agyekum Kufuor, was elected president; the party also won a near majority in the parliament.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ghana_history.asp (1183 words)

	Ghana's new leader seeks unity
		The ceremony attracted a milling crowd of mostly party functionaries, draped in the colours of the incoming president's New Patriotic Party - red, blue and white - at Independence Square.
		The new president particularly challenged the judiciary to work "to renew and restore the faith of our people in the administration of justice" in order to win investor confidence, saying his government would support every feasible business venture.
		He charged Ghanaian farmers to accept the challenges of new work ethics, embrace new methods and constantly update their skills to make Ghana an integral part of the global economy.
	www.finalcall.com /international/ghana01-16-2001.htm (608 words)

	Ghana's opposition CPP chooses businessman as flag-bearer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Aggudey defeated former CPP chairman, Ibrahim Mahama, at the party's congress concluded Saturday night in Accra to choose party executives.
		All the parties in the Nkrumah tradition contested the 2000 election separately and efforts to unite them have failed.
		The party hardly appeals to young voters who do not know Nkrumah, but the party has failed to change its focus.
	www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng013147&dte=21/09/2003 (212 words)

	CNN.com - Ghana opposition surprises NDC with election wins - December 11, 2000
		ACCRA, Ghana (Reuters) -- Ghana's opposition New Patriotic Party has overtaken the ruling party in parliamentary elections but failed to win an outright majority in the new assembly, provisional returns showed Monday.
		NPP leader John Kufuor led a presidential vote held on the same day, although he failed to get enough votes to win outright and will face Vice President John Atta Mills in a run-off within 21 days of the official result being announced.
		Minor opposition parties the People's National Convention and the Convention People's Party won three and one seat respectively, with four going to independents.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/12/11/ghana.elections.reut (498 words)

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