The Democratic People's Party is a

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formed in 1992 after the ban on political party activity was lifted by the

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. The party claims to follow the Nkrumahist tradition along with the People's National Convention (PNC), Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP),

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(NRP) and the Convention People's Party (CPP).

Progressive Alliance

The party formed the "Progressive Alliance" with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the

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(EGLE) for the presidential election in December 1992. Their common presidential candidate was

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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.

2004 presidential election

The presidential nominee of the party, Thomas N. Ward-Brew, a lawyer, was hours late submitting his nomination documents and was unable to contest the Ghanaian presidential election on 7 December 2004.

Election performance

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

Party symbols

The symbols of the party are as follow: *Motto: God is Great *Colours: The rainbow over a white background *Symbol: White dove with an olive branch and leaves in its mouth all over a rainbow.

References

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External links

DPP information on Ghana Review International
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