SOUTH SUDAN SET TO HOLD ELECTIONS WITHOUT CENSUS OR PERMANENT CONSTITUTION
SOUTH SUDAN SET TO HOLD ELECTIONS WITHOUT CENSUS OR PERMANENT CONSTITUTION
South Sudan’s cabinet has approved a bill to push forward with December 2026 elections, even without a national census, voter registration, or a permanent constitution.
Calling a national election without knowing how many voters actually exist is like hosting a grand feast without counting the guests
The bill now heads to a parliament widely seen as a rubber stamp ready to approve anything once the right incentives enter the room.
When lawmakers jump at every command from above, parliament is just a theater with very expensive seats.
Critics point out that holding an election in a country with broken security, no voter rolls, and no constitutional backing is purely a show to keep the same leadership in power.
Democracy is not just about dropping a paper inside a wooden box while the same leaders keep the keys to the house.
To make matters worse, deep tribalism and family patronage inside key security institutions like the NSS continue to sideline trained intelligence officers for well-connected relatives.
When national security becomes a family business, ordinary citizens pay the price for their private comfort.
With no rules, no proper numbers, and no real security on the ground, the government is preparing to showcase one of the most bizarre democratic experiments in the world.
When a government holds an election without rules, numbers, or security, who is the ballot paper really meant to protect?