It is extremely difficult for anyone to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
[6] There were 30 registered political parties on the list of the Electoral Commission of Ghana during the Fourth Republic in 2012.
The following parties were formally active in the fourth republic but are no more registered with the Electoral Commission of Ghana.
This was the period when the Progress Party came to power with Kofi Busia as Prime Minister and Akufo-Addo as ceremonial President.
There were elections held in 1951, 1954 and 1956 prior to the United Kingdom granting Ghana independence.