The New Patriotic Party is the ruling liberal democraticparty in Ghana and one of two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics. The party is center-right, but is considered to be more liberal than its leading rival, the National Democratic Congress[citation needed]. It supplies president John Agyekum Kufuor. At the last elections, held on 7 December2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats.[2] Its candidate, John Kufuor was re-elected president with 52.75% of the vote. The party symbol is the elephant and the party colors are red, white, and blue. The New Patriotic Party Ministers made a speech at the 2008 Conservative Party Conference.