South Sudan postpones first general election from December to February

People in South Sudan's capital, Juba, registering to vote as the country postpones the first general election since independence from Sudan in 2011. The National Elections Commission says the polls, due to take place in December, have been moved to the 11th of February. Initially scheduled for 2015, the election has been postponed twice before. Commission would like to take this this opportunity to make it clear that the adjustment of the electoral Timeline should not be misconstructed as a discussion to abandon or to call off the elections. Rather, the adjustment is intended to provide additional time for the Commission to complete the outstanding activities under the electoral processes. Achiru said this includes the distribution of registration materials and civic education. The announcement comes amid growing violence, political battles between the country's president and deposed vice president, and slow voter registration. So again my appeal to political aspirants, don't use violence, speak to mind and heart and soul of our Mata'is and people of South Sudan. Appeal to them, pray to our Mata'is, if you want to be the dictator our citizens want, it will happen, but not through violence, Not true. Hold it. There have been concerns over the country's readiness to hold credible elections in December. The 2018 peace accord ended a five-year civil war and brought in a national unity government tasked with organizing polls in 2022, but almost none of the agreement's provisions have been implemented.