South Sudan's electoral commission moves December vote to February 2027
The National Elections Commission has pushed polling day to February 11, 2027, nearly two months past the December 2026 deadline set in law.
South Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) has set February 11, 2027, as the new polling day for the country's general elections, replacing December 22, 2026. The revised calendar, issued by the commission, moves the whole electoral timetable back by nearly two months.
Radio Tamazuj reports that the timetable raises questions about compliance with the National Elections Act, which requires the voter register to be published at least three months before elections. Voter registration runs from November 14 to November 28, with the provisional register due on November 29 and final publication on January 10, 2027.
The campaign period is set to run for 45 days, from December 27 to February 9, 2027, with February 10 as a campaign-free day. Candidate lists are due to be published on January 18, 2027. The timetable also allows 148 days for resolving election disputes, from February 17 to July 15, 2027.
Why it mattersCandidates and voters now face a campaign that starts December 27 and a final candidate list due January 18, 2027.