# South Sudan pushes back elections amid violent flare-ups

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/south-sudan-pushes-back-elections-amid-violent-flare-ups/
- Published: 2026-11-14T20:53:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T21:23:36+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/south-sudan-pushes-back-elections-amid-violent-flare-ups/a-79949622?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- South Sudan’s first national elections are now scheduled for 11 February 2027.
- Officials cite voter registration and civic education as reasons for the delay.
- Renewed violence and political strains persist despite the 2018 peace deal.

## Summary

South Sudan has delayed its first national elections, moving the presidential and legislative polls from December to 11 February 2027. The elections commission says the adjustment will allow more time for voter registration and civic education, while the country faces renewed violence and political tensions.

Many South Sudanese lack state-recognised identification, complicating voter registration, although thousands of registration centres have been set up. The country, independent since 2011, is still governed by a caretaker administration after President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government and dismissed Vice President Riek Machar. A 2013–2018 civil war killed more than 400,000 people; the UN says violence is rising and about 10 million people need humanitarian assistance.

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