Popular Front Party

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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 (146) New Patriotic Party (121) Independent (3) 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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