Will the CPP- PNC alliance amount to much?
May 15, 2008
Earlier this week, the CPP and PNC entered into an alliance for the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Consequently Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum of the CPP would run as Presidential candidate of the alliance while Dr. Edward Mahama of the PNC runs as Vice- Presidential candidate.
The Two parties would also provide a common manifesto and work out arrangements not to contest each other in the Parliamentary Polls.
Some pundits suggest this would make the CPP stronger and more attractive while others believe it still won’t make any significant impact on the Party’s fortunes in the December Polls.
What do you think?
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I personally like Hon. Paa Kwesi and i advise, that he should continue to be objective and get more committed people on board.
I really dont think so.
Its a nice idea but I dnt think it will fetch any more votes
The PNC has structures and key constituencies to cling onto. The CPP has money, media clout and a brand to help it run an effective campaign. The two are better off complementing each other than competing against one another.
But a top-down approach to an alliance will not work well. It needs a bottom-up approach where all constituencies agreed to work together like it is happening in the Upper East, and the regions agree on a powersharing deal. Only then can they force the national leadership to agree to a deal no matter how bad.
But the CPP and PNC are not the only Nkrumaist parties - there is the GCPP. Besides, there are a host of progressive forces looking for shelter outside of the two dominant parties. How to create space for them to come onboard is also crucial…
Anyhow, good luck to Esau and Jacob.