{"id":259980,"date":"2016-10-20T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=259980"},"modified":"2016-10-20T09:56:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T09:56:05","slug":"parliamentary-ballot-ndc-npp-pick-number-3-and-5-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/parliamentary-ballot-ndc-npp-pick-number-3-and-5-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary ballot: NDC, NPP pick number 3 and 5 spots"},"content":{"rendered":"
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have picked the third and fifth spot respectively on the parliamentary ballot for the upcoming parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
Seven (7) political parties were present at the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday to ballot for their spots on the parliamentary ballot paper.<\/p>\n
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According to the Commission, parties who were absent for the balloting will be allocated their positions in the order of their time of filing for the presidential nominations.<\/p>\n
Balloting for the independent candidates in the parliamentary elections will be done at the various district offices.<\/p>\n
The Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) will be first on the ballot followed by the Progressive People\u2019s Party, second.<\/p>\n
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The United People\u2019s Party will be fourth on the ballot with the National Democratic Party being sixth on the ballot paper.<\/p>\n
Parliamentary candidates for the Independent People\u2019s Party will be seventh on the ballot on December 7.<\/p>\n
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Lawsuits against presidential balloting<\/strong><\/p>\n It is however unclear when the positions for presidential candidates will be determined following the controversy\u00a0surrounding the disqualification of 13 presidential aspirants<\/a><\/strong><\/span> which has resulted three lawsuits against the EC.<\/p>\n The Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom-led Progressive People\u2019s Party\u00a0filed a lawsuit<\/a><\/strong><\/span> seeking an order of prohibition to restrain the EC from proceeding with balloting for position of presidential candidates for the 7th December elections.<\/p>\n The disqualified presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party, Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey also filed an injunction suit<\/a><\/strong><\/span> seeking to stop all electoral processes ahead of the December elections.<\/p>\n