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 safeguards and conditions for peaceful and credible elections.
South Sudan has postponed its first national elections, previously scheduled for December 22, JusticeInfo.net reported. Aawsat said the electoral commission’s timetable sets the new date as February 11, 2027, while Punch Newspapers reported February 2. JusticeInfo.net cited growing violence and political battles as context for the delay. Aawsat said the timetable gave no reason for the postponement, and Radio Tamazuj questioned whether delaying the vote was lawful.
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