New Patriotic Party
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New Patriotic Party
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| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Chairman | Freddie Blay (acting) |
| Secretary-General | John Boadu (Acting) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Preceded by |
United Gold Coast Convention Progress Party Popular Front Party |
| Headquarters |
Accra,  Greater Accra
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| Student wing | TESCON |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Liberal conservatism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colors |
red, blue and white |
| Slogan | "Development in Freedom" |
| 6th Parliament 4th Republic |
171 / 275
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| Pan African Parliament |
2 / 5
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| Election symbol | |
| African Elephant | |
| Website | |
| TheNewPatrioticParty.org | |
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a centre-right and liberal conservative party in Ghana. Since the restoration of democracy in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghana politics; its leading rival being the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC).John Kufuor of the NPP was President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats. The NPP candidate was Kufuor, who was re-elected as President with 52.75% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party symbol is the African elephant and the New Patriotic Party colors are red, white, and blue.
In the 2008 general election, the NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo conceded to losing in the closely contested presidential election runoff amidst accusations of vote rigging, with Akufo-Addo receiving 49.77% of the votes, versus 50.23% for John Atta Mills, the NDC candidate. In the 2012 general election, the NPP faced a similar situation from vote results provided by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). Nana Akufo-Addo received 47.74% of the vote, while NDC candidate John Mahama received 50.7% amidst accusations of electoral fraud. Akufo-Addo was chosen as the NPP's candidate for a third time in the 2016 elections and defeated Mahama in the first round (winning 53.83% of the votes).
The New Patriotic Party has contested in every National general elections in Ghana since the commencement of the fourth republic in 1992, with the exception of the parliamentary elections of 1992. The New Patriotic boycotted the 1992 parliamentary elections alleging that the 1992 presidential election held earlier was rigged. The New Patriotic Party wrote a book title 'Stolen Verdict' to register its protest against the 1992 presidential election.
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