Popular Front Party

Popular Front Party

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.


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