By Patriot Corps
South Sudan’s transitional government announced on Friday the postponement of long-overdue elections and the extension of the transition period by an additional two years, following the government’s inability to meet key provisions of the peace agreement.
This is the second time the country, which gained independence in 2011, has delayed elections and extended the transition period that initially began in February 2020. The extension was recommended by election-related institutions and the security sector, which highlighted that additional time is required to address critical tasks before elections can be held. Martin Elia Lomuro, the minister for Cabinet Affairs, stated that the government has now revised the transition period, which will commence in February 2025 and last until 2026.
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was originally scheduled to hold its first-ever general elections on December 22, 2026, following the conclusion of the transitional period.
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan, signed in 2018 to end the country’s brutal civil war that claimed an estimated 400,000 lives, according to the United Nations, required the government to dissolve by September 22, as the country prepared for elections initially planned for December this year.
Source: wivanda
