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South Sudan 2026 elections and government formation
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 23
SEP 23 · Day 1
South Sudan president dissolves government ahead of elections
The latest 24-month extension was due to end on 22 February 2027.
South Sudan had previously postponed elections twice and extended the transitional period several times.
The SPLM-IO acting chairperson Nathaniel Pierino said anyone registering voters or campaigning in SPLM-IO territories would be a prisoner of war.
SEP 23 · Day 1
South Sudan's Kiir dissolves government ahead of first national elections
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir dissolved the country's transitional unity government.
The 2018 peace deal followed five years of civil war that killed about 400,000 people and displaced millions, according to the United Nations.
Riek Machar remains under house arrest.