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Politics of Saturday, 13 June 2015

Source: starrfmonline.com

NPP primaries: Voting suspended in Sawla

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Parliamentary primaries of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency in the Northern has been called off.

The decision was taken after ballot papers delivered to the constituency by the EC came without the picture of one of the aspirants.

Starr News’ Musah Lansa reports that the development has caused a stir in the constituency as supporters of the affected candidate are raging with anger over the issue.

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) goes to the polls today to elect parliamentary candidates for the 2016 elections.

Saturday's polls will be opened from 8am and close at 3pm.

The party said “only the Registers used for the last 18th October Presidential Primaries shall be used for this election” and that at constituencies where only one candidate filed at the close of nomination, the candidate is deemed to have been duly elected unopposed.

“The New Patriotic Party calls on all delegates, aspirants and members to conduct themselves in the spirit of party unity at the various polling centres.”