2024 South Sudanese general election

2024 South Sudanese general election

← 2010 22 December 2024
Presidential election
 
Nominee Salva Kiir Mayardit Bol Gai Deng
Party SPLM KDMP

Incumbent President

Salva Kiir Mayardit
SPLM



General elections are scheduled to be held in South Sudan on 22 December 2024, the first since independence.

Initially scheduled to be held by 9 July 2015,[1][2] in light of an alleged coup d'état attempt and continuing conflict in the country this was thrown into doubt, especially since no permanent constitution had 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]

  1. ^ "S. Sudan's Kiir admits 2015 elections may be delayed". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  2. ^ "US envoy urges South Sudan to prepare for 2015 elections". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  3. ^ South Sudan parliament extends president's term by 3 years Reuters, 24 March 2015
  4. ^ @samirasawlani (12 July 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.
  5. ^ South Sudan parties agree to form interim government by November 12
  6. ^ "South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024". AP NEWS. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-12-22.

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