{"id":5684,"date":"2025-07-20T17:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2025-07-20T17:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:11:26","slug":"nrm-forms-29-member-tribunal-to-resolve-primary-election-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/nrm-forms-29-member-tribunal-to-resolve-primary-election-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"NRM Forms 29-Member Tribunal to Resolve Primary Election Disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission has formed a 29-member tribunal to address grievances arising from the party\u2019s recent primaries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tribunal, set up on Friday, will handle complaints from aggrieved candidates who participated in the party\u2019s Thursday primaries, as part 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