The Liberal Party of Ghana is a political party in

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. The party replaced the Independent People's Party (IPP) which was originally founded by

Kofi Akpaloo Percival Kofi Akpaloo is a Ghanaian politician. He is the leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana. He was also the party's presidential candidate for the 2020 Ghanaian general election. Politics Independent People's Party Akpaloo founded the Inde ...

in 2011. Akpaloo, who was nominated to be the presidential candidate for the IPP was disqualified from contesting the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...

due to problems with his nomination forms. The new party pledges to put people's lives first through technology.

2020 general election

The party endorsed Kofi Akpaloo as their presidential candidate. The running mate selected was

Margaret Obrine Sarfo Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ...

. Jerry Owusu, the Director of Operations of the party announced in May 2020 that the party intends to field candidates in all 275 constituencies throughout the country.

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

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2017 establishments in Ghana Political parties established in 2017 Political parties in Ghana {{Ghana-party-stub

2020 general election

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

Presidential elections

See also

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