Popular Front Party

The Popular Front Party (PFP) was the main opposition political party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979-1981).

In elections held on 18 June 1979, PFP presidential candidate Victor Owusu won 29.9% of the vote and the party won 42 of 140 seats in the National Assembly. Owusu was defeated by People's National Party (PNP) candidate Hilla Limann, 38%-62%, in a 9 July run-off election.

Political parties in Ghana
Current parliament (275):
  • National Democratic Congress (147)
  • New Patriotic Party (122)
  • Independent (4)
  • Convention People's Party (1)
  • People's National Convention (1)
Pre-Independence (9):
  • Anlo Youth Organisation
  • Convention People's Party
  • Federation of Youth Organisation
  • Ghana Congress Party
  • Muslim Association Party
  • National Liberation Movement
  • Northern People's Party
  • Togoland Congress
  • United Gold Coast Convention
First Republic (2):
  • Convention People's Party
  • United Party
Second Republic (6):
  • All People's Republican Party
  • Justice Party
  • National Alliance of Liberals
  • People's Action Party
  • Progress Party
  • United Nationalist Party
Third Republic (7):
  • All People's Party
  • Action Congress Party
  • People's National Party
  • Popular Front Party
  • Social Democratic Front
  • Third Force Party
  • United National Convention
Fourth Republic (20):
  • Convention People's Party
  • Democratic Freedom Party
  • Democratic People's Party
  • Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere
  • Ghana Democratic Republican Party
  • Great Consolidated Popular Party
  • Ghana Freedom Party
  • Ghana National Party
  • Independent People's Party
  • National Convention Party †
  • National Democratic Congress
  • National Democratic Party
  • National Independence Party †
  • New Patriotic Party
  • National Reform Party
  • New Vision Party
  • People's Convention Party †
  • People's Heritage Party †
  • People's National Convention
  • Progressive People's Party
  • Reformed Patriotic Democrats
  • United Development System Party
  • United Front Party
  • United Ghana Movement †
  • United Love Party
  • United Renaissance Party
  • Yes People's Party
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