Democratic Freedom Party
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| Chairman | Alhaji Abdul Rahaman Issah |
| 2008 Presidential candidate | Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi |
| Founder | Dr. Obed Asamoah |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
| Motto | Service in freedom |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Official colors | Red, white, violet and green |
The Democratic Freedom Party is a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006.
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[edit] Formation
The formation of the party was first announced by Dr. Obed Asamoah, former chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in February 2006.[1] This follows a split between a Rawlings faction and an Asamoah faction within the NDC.[2] 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.[3]
[edit] Registration
The party received its final electoral certificate on October 20, 2006 allowing it to function as a political party in Ghana.[4]
As of 2007, the Interim Chairman of the party is Alhaji Abdul Rahaman Issah.[5]
[edit] First Congress
The party is scheduled to hold its first congress in March 2008 in the lead up to Presidential and Parliamentary elections due in December 2008.[6]
[edit] Elections
The DFP candidate, Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi came fourth with 0.33% of the total votes in the Ghanaian presidential election in December 2008.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Obed out with Democratic Freedom Party (DFP)". News website (GhanaToday). 2006-02-28. http://www.ghanatoday.com/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=15959. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Ghana at a glance". Official Website of the Statesman Newspaper. The Statesman. 2006-12-22. http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=1832§ion=14. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ Amankwah, Kwabena (2006-10-25). "Obed Asamoah: I've no interest in the presidency". Official Website of the Statesman Newspaper. The Statesman. http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?section=1&newsid=1136. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Democratic Freedom Party receives final certificate". General News of Friday, 20 October 2006 (Ghana Home Page). 2006-10-20. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=112470. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Ghana". The World Factbook. CIA. 2007-03-15. https://cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "DFP for congress in March". General News of Monday, 31 December 2007. Ghana Home Page. 2007-12-31. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=136808. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
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