Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

At a meeting with party leaders, Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the opposition for making democracy flourish in Ghana.

Partners explain how NIMD's assistance to interparty dialogue has contributed to a peaceful transition of power after the elections in December 2008, and helped deepen democracy in Ghana.

NIMD’s approach to democracy support is exemplified by the Democratic Consolidation Strategy Paper (DCSP) of the political parties in Ghana.

On 15 October the leadership of Ghana’s main political parties presented the Democratic Consolidation Strategy Paper (DCSP), a joint analysis of the country’s democratic system that proposes a number of practical reforms.

This issue paper provides an overview of the gaps in the democratic system of Ghana and proposes a number of practical reforms.

Political parties in Ghana are jointly formulating a new reform agenda to deepen Ghana’s democracy