South Sudan delays election to February 11 2027
The revised timetable follows warnings over readiness, violence and logistical gaps as officials prepare more than 3,100 registration centres.
- On Saturday, the National Election Commission announced South Sudan postponed its first national election from December 22, 2026, to February 11, 2027, without providing a reason for the latest delay.
- President Salva Kiir's forces and followers of detained Riek Machar have engaged in escalating confrontations recently, compounding instability from a five-year civil war that killed at least 400,000 people before a 2018 peace deal.
- Officials announced the schedule change as voter registration was due to start, with more than 3,100 centers established nationwide; however, not all necessary equipment had arrived at these sites.
- According to the updated calendar, voting is set for February 11, 2027, with election results to be announced four days later on February 15.
- In October, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned that holding elections could spark "the risk of renewed conflict and atrocity crimes," citing insufficient safeguards for credible voting.
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South Sudan postpones first national elections again, to February 2027 – WTOP News
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan has again postponed its first national elections since independence in 2011, moving polling from December to February amid concerns about insecurity, funding shortages and the country’s readiness to vote. A revised timetable published Saturday by the National Election Commission sets Feb. 11, 2027, as polling day, replacing Dec....
South Sudan Delays Election to February 2027
South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in another delay to its first election since independence in 2011. No reason was given for the postponement. Presidential and parliamentary elections were scheduled for December 22. In September, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said the country lacked safeguard…
South Sudan faces political, security and logistical challenges that hinder the holding of the first elections in its history, amid international warnings that its organization under the current circumstances could trigger a new war.
The Southern Sudan Election Commission announced, on Saturday, that the first elections in the country ' s history would be postponed again until next February.
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