Senior Lecturer at University of Ghana Political Science Department, Dr Kwame Asah Asante, says it will be impossible for Alan Kyerematen’s newly rebranded United Party (UP) to end the dominance of NPP and NDC in Ghana’s political space.
He explained that his doubt is derivered from Ghana’s long-standing political history and voter behavior linked to these biggest parties.
According to Dr. Asante this make it extremely difficult for any new force to break through the two-party system despite good intentions.
“As for the duopoly, they cannot do much in that area to break it. If we look at the political history of this country, it was founded on a two-party system from 1951 up to date. All the parties we’ve had are just born out of these two dominant traditions,” he added.
Dr. Asante said this on Accra-based Joy FM on the back of the rebranded Unity Party from Movement for Change on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
He elaborated that attempts by other political movements over the years have failed to make meaningful progress because Ghana’s political culture and voter loyalty remain deeply rooted in NPP and NDC favor.
“Any other party has been eclipsed by these dominant parties. I have no doubt about that,” he stressed.
Dr Asante observed that while the United Party’s vision may sound appealing, its goal of unseating the two leading political forces is an impossible task.
“What the new party, the UP, wants to do, they can profess it and say very good things about it. But as to whether they will be able to wrestle power from the dominant political parties, I know it’s an impossible adventure,” he stated.
