The Electoral Commission has invited the various political parties contesting this year’s election to a meeting today, Thursday to ballot for positions on the ballot paper for their parliamentary candidates.

Other matters relating to the December polls will also be discussed at the said meeting, the EC has said.

The EC had scheduled to do the balloting for the Presidential candidates – President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, Ivor Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and an independent candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah – who met all the criteria set by the EC.

But it has been forced to suspend the process because of the legal suits brought against the Commission by the disqualified aspirants.

The EC, last week Monday, announced the disqualification of 12 aspirants for failing to meet the criteria for filing as president.

The presidential nominees disqualified included flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga; Dr Edward Mahama of the People’s National Convention (PNC); Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP); and Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People’s Party (IPP); Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD).

The others were: Dr Henry Herbert Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP); Mr Richard Nixon Tetteh (United Development Systems Party); Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings of the National Democratic Party (NDP); Thomas Ward-Brew of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP); Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, an independent candidate, and Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP). Mr Akwasi Addae Odike of the United Progressive Party’s nomination is on hold pending a court case.

Many, including the PPP, NDP, and GCPP have filed suits against the EC for disqualifying them.