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South Sudan has delayed its first-ever presidential and parliamentary elections until February, the latest in a series of delays to the long-sought vote, as ethnic and political tensions deepen.
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tensions → delay → vote
The country’s election commission announced on Saturday that the polls would be held on February 11 next year, instead of December 22 this year.
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polls → announce → December
It did not give any reason for the decision.
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It → give → decision
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The world’s youngest country, which continues to grapple with violence despite a 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war, has delayed the vote at least three times since setting 2022 as its election year.
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that → kill → year
In September, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional unity government and appointed a caretaker administration.
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Kiir → dissolve → administration
That step allowed the country to move towards elections without first completing a permanent constitution or census – two processes that were previously tied to the transition.
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that → allow → transition
But analysts and watchdogs warned that move dismantled a key power-sharing arrangement, consolidating power in Kiir’s hands and raising the risk of renewed widespread conflict.
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move → warn → conflict
“This amounts to a constitutional coup through legislative reforms,” Yasmin Sooka, chair of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, said in October.
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Sooka → amount → October
“Whether elections take place or not, South Sudan will still need an inclusive political settlement, protection for civilians and institutions capable of preventing further violence,” she added.
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she → take → violence
Kiir’s government forces and followers of detained former Vice President Riek Machar have been involved in escalating, deadly confrontations in recent months.
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forces → detain → months
Other ethnic tensions and cattle-rustling battles have also complicated the picture in one of the world’s poorest countries.
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tensions → rustle → countries
South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011, but Kiir’s and Machar’s forces fought a civil war from 2013 to 2018 that killed at least 400,000 people.
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that → become → people
Machar has been under house arrest since last March, accused of crimes against humanity.
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Machar → accuse → humanity
Thousands mobilised for registration drive
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Thousands → mobilise → ?
Under the new election timetable, voter registration is due to begin on Saturday, November 14 and continue until November 28.
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registration → begin → November
A 45-day election campaign period will run from December 27 to February 9, followed by a one-day silence period before the February 11 poll.
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period → run → poll
Gabriel Bol Deng, chairman of the National Elections Commission, said a total of 3,161 registration centres have been set up across the country, with more than 22,000 staff recruited for the operation.
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staff → say → operation
According to the World Bank, about 90 percent of South Sudan’s 15 million inhabitants have no state-recognised identification, complicating their registration.
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percent → accord → registration
Such people, particularly in rural areas, will be identified by community leaders and issued an “identification form” enabling them to vote, Deng said.
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Deng → identify → them
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