National Democratic Congress | |
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| Abbreviation | NDC |
| Leader | Asiedu Nketia |
| Chairperson | Asiedu Nketia |
| General Secretary | Fifi Kwetey |
| Founder | Jerry Rawlings |
| Founded | 28 July 1992 |
| Headquarters | Adama Ave, Adabraka, Accra |
| Student wing | TEIN |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colors | Green, White, Red, Black |
| Slogan | Unity, Stability and Development |
| Anthem | "Arise, Arise for Ghana"[1] |
| Parliament | 137 / 275 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 3 / 5 |
| Election symbol | |
| The Umbrella with the Head of a Dove at the Tip | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State in Ghana from 1981 to 1993. He became the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001.[2][3] Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981, there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in 1992, in which Rawlings was elected president, and in 1996 Rawlings was re-elected as the NDC candidate. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001.
The NDC lost the presidency in the 2000 election, and it was not until the 2008 election, that they regained it with John Atta Mills as its candidate. They established the 1992 constitution of Ghana.
The NDC party symbol is an umbrella with the head of a dove at the tip. The party colors are red, white, green, and black, with the party slogan or motto as "Unity, stability, and development." Internationally, the NDC is a member of the Progressive Alliance[4] and Socialist International.[5]
On 9 December 2012, the Electoral Commission of Ghana declared NDC candidate John Dramani Mahama to be president-elect after a hotly contested race in which he won 50.7% of the votes cast.[6]
The party voted solid "yes" on the 2023 Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill.
- ^ "Dr. Spio replaces Jewel Ackah in NDC song composition". ghanaweb.com. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Brief history of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "National Democratic Congress, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Associated Partners of the Progressive Alliance". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Full list of member parties and organisations - Socialist International". www.socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Presidential Candidates Ghana Elections 2012". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.