The World's Youngest Nation Still Awaiting Its First Election

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South Sudan has once again postponed its first-ever national elections since independence in 2011, moving the presidential and parliamentary polls from December 22, 2026, to February 11, 2027.

The latest delay comes nearly two months after President Salva Kiir dissolved the Transitional Government of National Unity in September and replaced it with a caretaker administration.

The country has yet to hold a national election as an independent state, with previous polls postponed in 2022 and 2024.