Macron's example will happen in Ghana – Nduom

What happened in France where the two dominant political parties have been cast aside and someone has been elected as President will happen in Ghana sooner or later, founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said.

Dr Nduom has been urging Ghanaians to dump the two dominant political parties in the country – the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) – for a third force, which according to him, should be the PPP.

In a Facebook post to congratulate the newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron, Dr Nduom said: “Congratulations, France! I wish to congratulate President-elect Emmanuel Macron for his decisive victory yesterday. France has chosen a path of good reason, global goodwill, and progressive ideas.

“The Progressive People's Party (PPP) is happy about the result of the French election for another reason. After the dominance of the two traditional political parties since at least the 1950s, the people have voted to cast them aside and choose someone new. A new order has arrived In France as will happen sooner or later in Ghana.”

Mr Macron, 39, is the youngest president in French history and also the first French President who does not belong to a major political party.