The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled November 4, 2023, as the date for its presidential primaries to pick a flagbearer for the 2024 general elections.
However, if more than five candidates file to run in the primaries, the party will call a Special Congress on August 26.
The presidential primary nomination season will begin on May 26 and end on June 24, 2023.
In addition, the party has declared that parliamentary primaries will take place in February 2024.
Between December 20, 2023 and January 4, 2024, nominations will be accepted.
This implies that the party’s Presidential Candidate will be chosen before its legislative candidates.
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In addition, the National Council has barred National, Regional, Constituency Party Executives and MMDCEs from contesting in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament.
“The party has also approved detailed rules and regulations to govern the conduct of both the presidential and parliamentary primaries which would be made available to the public in due course”, the NPP said in its statement signed by its General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong.
The approved timelines are as follows:
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES
Opening of Nomination – 26th May 2023
Closing of Nomination -24th June 2023
Special Electoral College Elections (if any) -26th August 2023
National Congress – 4th November 2023
PARLIAMENTARY PRIMARIES
a. ORPHAN CONSTITUENCIES
Opening of Nominations -16th June 2023
Closing of Nominations – 14th July 2023
Elections – from 1st August to 2nd December 2023
b. CONSTITUENCIES WITH SITTING MPs
Opening of Nominations – 20th December 2023
Closing of Nominations – 4th January 2024
Elections – 24th February 2024
SOURCE: CITINEWSROOM
