South Sudan delays general election to December 2026
The government and President Salva Kiir have postponed the general election from December 2024 to December 2026, citing the need to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution, and register political parties. The extension follows a peace agreement signed in 2018 that ended a five-year civil war.
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PoliticsSouth Sudan delays general election to December 2026
Sign in or subscribeBrowse free archive reportsThe government and President Salva Kiir have postponed the general election from December 2024 to December 2026, citing the need to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution, and register political parties. The extension follows a peace agreement signed in 2018 that ended a five-year civil war.