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  "id": 11800488,
  "title": "Democracy in the dock and the knives are out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/democracy-in-the-dock-and-the-knives-are-out-11800488",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T00:16:45.000Z",
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  "summary": "A Supreme Court verdict restoring key sections of the 2026 Electoral Act places candidates at risk over non-compliance with party membership registers. Read More: https://punchng.com/democracy-in-the-dock-and-the-knives-are-out/",
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        "title": "Democracy in the dock and the knives are out",
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        "published": "2026-10-04T00:04:44.000Z"
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