Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, warned lawmakers on Wednesday 'not to cling to power' following a proposed postponement of December's elections, originally supposed to be held in 2023.
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers 'not to cling to power' just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December. Kiir said an extension of the period of transition to elections would deny citizens an opportunity to choose their leaders and urged parliament to pass the necessary laws to pave the way for the elections.
The president was addressing lawmakers as parliament returned from recess Wednesday. South Sudan was supposed to hold elections before February 2023 but that timetable was pushed back last August to December 2024. Parliament Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba said lawmakers would redouble their efforts to ensure that all the prerequisites for elections are met.
South Sudan is working to put into place a permanent constitution, an electoral commission and a unified police force, made up of pro-government and rebel factions, that would provide security to the troubled nation. Communal violence has continued in parts of South Sudan.
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