{
  "id": 17065406,
  "title": "Callistus Mahama urges parties to focus on voters rather than EC appointments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/callistus-mahama-urges-parties-to-focus-on-voters-rather-than-ec",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/callistus-mahama-urges-parties-to-focus-on-voters-rather-than-ec-appointments/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Executive Secretary to President John Dramani Mahama, Callistus Mahama, said political parties must focus on persuading voters and strengthening their election-day operations rather than allowing suspicions about the political affiliations of Electoral Commission (EC) officials to dominate electoral debates. He argued that concerns about the composition of the Commission should not distract…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Voters, not EC appointments, decide elections - Callistus Mahama writes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/voters-not-ec-appointments-decide-elections-callistus-mahama-writes",
        "published": "2026-10-29T13:11:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}