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Nova University accepts court ruling and will hold new election for president after illegal candidate disqualification
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The Tribunal of Law has annulled the election for president at Nova University in Lisbon and ordered a repeat vote following an illegal disqualification. The university administration accepted this ruling on March 16, acknowledging that candidate Rui de Sousa was improperly excluded from participation due to alleged irregularities regarding his academic record during previous studies abroad rather than current misconduct within Portugal's legal framework as the court found after reviewing evidence presented by both sides in Lisbon earlier today.
Key Points
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1The Tribunal of the Republic annulled an election at Universidade Nova de Lisboa due to illegal exclusion from a candidate's list.
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2UNL has accepted this ruling and decided that new elections for its rector must be held immediately, with no specific date set yet. The decision was made after reviewing evidence regarding irregularities in previous voting procedures.
Developments
[Mar 16]
Tribunal of the Republic annuls election at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and orders a repeat process due to illegal exclusion. UNL accepts this decision immediately after reviewing evidence regarding irregularities in previous voting procedures.
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