{"id":8220,"date":"2025-10-25T06:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T06:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=8220"},"modified":"2025-10-25T06:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T06:02:07","slug":"ec-sets-dates-for-fresh-nominations-in-constituencies-where-candidates-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/ec-sets-dates-for-fresh-nominations-in-constituencies-where-candidates-died\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Sets Dates for Fresh Nominations in Constituencies Where Candidates Died"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA, UGANDA<\/strong> &#8211; The Independent Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has announced a fresh nomination exercise for electoral areas where a nominated candidate has died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission made the announcement in an official press release dated October 23, 2025, signed by its Chairperson, Justice 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