S Sudan elections risk failure without key reforms, policy analyst warns

Analyst: South Sudan risks sham elections without key reforms - Radio Tamazuj

A South Sudanese policy analyst on Tuesday cautioned that the success of the country’s planned general elections in December 2026 will depend on addressing critical constitutional, security, political, and financial challenges, warning that administrative preparations alone cannot guarantee credible polls. Boboya James Edimond, a policy and political analyst and chief executive officer of the Institute of Social Policy Research, made the comment…

S Sudan elections risk failure without key reforms, policy analyst warns

South Sudan’s planned general elections on 22 December 2026 risk becoming a mere procedural exercise unless critical constitutional, security, political, and financial reforms are implemented beforehand, a leading policy analyst has warned. Boboya James Edimon, a policy and political analyst and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Social Policy Research, said preparations currently highlighted by electoral authorities, including civic ed…