South Sudan delays election to February 11 2027
The electoral commission cited no reason for the change, as concerns grew over readiness, violence and the risk of renewed conflict.
- 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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The first elections in South Sudan, scheduled to be held on 22 December, were postponed to 11 February 2027, according to a new calendar shared on Facebook on Saturday by...
South Sudan delays election to February 11 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.
South Sudan is starting voter registration on November 14 in preparation for the national elections scheduled for December 22. The process will continue until November 28 and will be held at 3,161 registration centers in 10 states and three administrative regions. The chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Gabriel Bol Deng, announced that 22,127 staff have been recruited for the exercise. He said materials and equipment have already arri…
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