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Election day expected: December 2024
There have never been elections in South Sudan since the country was founded in 2011. Initially scheduled for 2015, they were postponed to 2024 by power. No date has yet been set and yet another postponement cannot be ruled out.
The 9 July 2015 general elections were canceled due to an alleged coup attempt and ongoing conflict, compounded by the absence of a permanent constitution. In April 2015, the South Sudan parliament, responding to these challenges, voted to amend the transitional 2011 constitution. The amendment extended the presidential and parliamentary terms until 9 July 2018, with 264 members in favor and a few in opposition.
Subsequently, the election date was further postponed to 2021 in July 2018. Following the conclusion of the civil war and the subsequent peace agreement, a three-year transitional period was established, culminating in planned elections in 2023. However, in 2022, the transitional government and the opposition reached an agreement to defer the elections to late 2024. This series of adjustments reflects the complex and evolving political landscape in South Sudan.
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General elections were scheduled to be held in South Sudan by 9 July 2015,[1] the first since independence.[2] However, in light of an alleged coup d'état attempt and continuing conflict in the country this has been thrown into doubt, especially since no permanent constitution has been formulated. The South Sudan parliament voted in April 2015 to amend the country's transitional 2011 constitution to extend the presidential and parliamentary term until 9 July 2018, with 264 members in favour and a handful opposing it.[3] It was postponed again to 2021 in July 2018.[4] Following the peace agreement that ended the civil war, a transitional period of three years was agreed on, which would be followed by elections in 2023.[5] In 2022, the transitional government and opposition agreed to move it to late 2024.[6]
Background
Following the independence of South Sudan, Riek Machar was inaugurated as the first vice president to President Salva Kiir. In July 2013, the entire cabinet, including Machar, was dismissed by Kiir on the ostensible reason to decrease the size of government. However, Machar said that this was a step towards dictatorship on the part of Kiir and that he would seek to challenge Kiir for the presidency.[7] In December 2013 a related coup d'état was put down. While civil war ensued, at the end of September 2014 an IGAD-mediated resolution was agreed upon that would lead to the federalisation of the country's governance.
The transitional constitution required the election to be held by 9 July 2015, the date on which the first post-independence presidential term ends.[1] Kiir told the Warrap parliament that a lack of funds to conduct a census and complete the new constitution could result in a delay of the election. This caused doubts as to Kiir's intention to merely hold on to power and was coupled with the dismissal of the Governor of Unity Taban Deng Gai on allegation that he would back Machar in replacing Kiir as the SPLM chairperson and therefore the party’s candidate for the election, though Gai denied this.[1] Since the coup, John Garang's son also mentioned that as the constitutional convention could not write a permanent constitution of South Sudan, the scheduled 2015 date for the election would not be met.[8]
Additionally, the U.S. envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Donald Booth, held talks with the chairperson of the National Elections Commission, Abednego Akok Kacuol, and the chairperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, Isaiah Chol Aruai, in order to call for sticking to the allotted date and the provision of funds to complete the necessary prerequisites.[2]
The South Sudan parliament voted in April 2015 to amend the country's transitional 2011 constitution to extend the presidential and parliamentary term until 9 July 2018.[3]
Presidential candidates
Announced
- Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)
- Salva Kiir Mayardit, current South Sudanese President[9][10]
- Kush Democratic Majority Party
- Bol Gai Deng[11]
- People's Liberal Party (PLP)
- Peter Mayen Majongdit[12][13][14][15]
- Common People’s Alliance[16]
- Deng Bol Aruei[17]
References
- ^ a b c "S. Sudan's Kiir admits 2015 elections may be delayed". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ a b "US envoy urges South Sudan to prepare for 2015 elections". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ a b South Sudan parliament extends president's term by 3 years Reuters, 24 March 2015
- ^ @samirasawlani (July 12, 2018). "South Sudan: Parliament today voted to extend President Kiir's current term to August 2021- it was meant to end Aug…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ South Sudan parties agree to form interim government by November 12
- ^ "South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024". AP NEWS. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ "South Sudan gripped by power struggle". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Garang’s son blames President Kiir for conflict Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine New Vision, 23 December 2013
- ^ "South Sudan's Kiir to run in first-ever presidential election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "South Sudan president says he will be a candidate in long-delayed elections set for 2024". AP News. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Bol Gai Deng, Presidential Candidate for South Sudan Kush Democratic Majority Party
- ^ Ninrew, Chany (2023-04-09). "Mayen Majongdit declares candidacy for S. Sudan president". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Ninrew, Chany (2023-07-17). "Mayen Majongdit reaffirms intention to run for J1". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Joshua, Elvince (2023-04-09). "Peter Mayen to 'run' for Presidency". The City Review South Sudan. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Mayen reaffirms intention to run for president, says SPLM 'has never been honest'". Sudans Post. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Common People's Alliance leader dispels briefcase party claims". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Ninrew, Chany (2023-09-19). "Ex-Red Army Foundation boss Deng Aruei intends to run for president". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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