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Misleading reporting on election postponement

Posted by: mhclgpress, Posted on: 22 January 2026 - Categories: Elections

There has been some misleading reporting in a number of media outlets today claiming some local elections have been “cancelled”. That is not the case. Elections in 29 areas are being postponed — not cancelled. Those councils provided evidence that …

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