Election Commission to Consult Political Parties on Color Assignments

Alberto August, Opposition Member of the Elections & Boundaries Commission, has criticised the Facebook blog “Hot Off The Press” for spreading misleading information regarding the assignment of political colours for the 2025 General Election.

August said, “This is in response to the grossly misleading post broadcast by untrained individuals posing as journalists publishing on the Facebook media platform as “Hot Off The Press”. It is these kinds of persons, by way of their irresponsible actions, that give the noble profession of journalism a bad image.”

He clarified that the assignment of colours was discussed extensively in a recent Commission meeting but remains unresolved.

According to August, the Commission unanimously agreed that, under Section 15 (4) of the Third Schedule (Election Rules) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9, consultation must first take place with political parties contesting the election before a final decision is made.

He said, “For this to be legally advanced and for a decision to be arrived at, it simply means that the Alliance for Democracy Party led by their acting leader Tracy Panton will first be required to declare itself a political party given that the Commission can legally consult only with ‘political parties contesting the election.'”