{
  "id": 12901891,
  "title": "Supreme Court Judgement: Parties that violate membership register rule won’t field candidates – INEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/supreme-court-judgement-parties-that-violate-membership-register-rule",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/915490-supreme-court-judgement-parties-that-violate-membership-register-rule-wont-field-candidates-inec.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Supreme Court has made a ruling that upholds certain sections of the Electoral Act. According to Premium Times, this ruling affirms the constitutionality of Sections 77(5), 77(6) and 77(7) of the Electoral Act 2022.\n\nAs a result of this ruling, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that political parties that violate the membership register rule will not be allowed to field candidates.\n\nThe details of the Electoral Act sections and the implications of the ruling on political parties were only reported by Premium Times.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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