National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

National Democratic Congress
National Democratic Congress
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"
Parliament	137 / 275
Pan-African Parliament	3 / 5
Election symbol
	The Umbrella with the Head of a Dove at the Tip
Party flag
Website
	www.ndcgh.org
	Politics of Ghana; Political parties; Elections;

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and 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, and the party slogan or motto is "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.

[1] "Dr. Spio replaces Jewel Ackah in NDC song composition". ghanaweb.com. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[2] "Brief history of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[3] "National Democratic Congress, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[4] "List of Political Parties and Associated Partners of the Progressive Alliance". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[5] "Full list of member parties and organisations - Socialist International". www.socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[6] "Presidential Candidates Ghana Elections 2012". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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