Popular Front Party

History

It was founded after the end of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong military dictatorship and the end of the applicable party ban on the elections of the year 1979 in the Third Republic of Ghana ( 1979-1981 ). The PFP is a successor party of the Progress Party, the ruling party of the Second Republic under Kofi Busia Abrefa and is therefore politically in the Danquah - Busia conservative-liberal tradition.

During the elections on June 18, 1979 entered for the PFP Victor Owusu as candidate in the presidential elections. In the first round he scored second place with about 29.86 percent of the vote. In the subsequent run-off election on 9 July 1979, the second place went to Owusu for the PFP against Hilla Aeschlimann, who later became President of Ghana. Owusu scored 38 percent of the vote and defeated Aeschlimann significantly.

In the elections to the National Assembly ( National Assembley ) of 18 June 1979, the PFP scored a total of 42 of the 140 seats, and thus became the strongest opposition party, behind the People's National Party of Aeschlimann.

The PFP was disbanded after Jerry Rawlings on 31 December 1981 against President Liman successfully organized a military coup and a party ban issued.

Known members of the PFP

  • Victor Owusu, Chairman
  • John Agyekum Kufuor, founding member
  • Kwamina Bartels
  • Stephen Asamoah - Boateng
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