Alex Bullen
Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Coalition of the Opposition Parties (COOP) has called for the reopening of the Political Parties Council office.
The coalition argued that opening the office will give room to the registration of more political parties hence broadening the democratic space.
The group noted that the majority of political parties are operating without license further urging that this poses a great danger to the political space in South Sudan.
Speaking at the closure of the political parties’ council meeting on Tuesday, in Juba, Gai Chol Paul, the Chairman of COOP, said the offices of the political parties’ council had been indefinitely closed without any justifiable explanation.
He said despite the willingness of the many political parties to register, the council lacks a place to conduct its business, accusing the government of purposely closing the office.
“COOP is a peaceful alliance of opposing parties that pool their financial and personal resources to bring about a specific change that they are unable to accomplish on their own.”
“Therefore, we are advocating for the complete implementation of the Revitalized Agreement for Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), as this is the only thing that will give our population optimism that elections will take place soon.”
The coalition, which also includes the People’s United Forum (PUF), the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), the African People’s Congress (APC), and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), urged the R-TGoNU to have the political will to stop the suffering of the citizens.
The parties called for a strong and honest commitment to the full implementation of the peace agreement and roadmap; an urgent allocation of funds to the Election Commission to begin the election process.
They demanded that the civil society organisations in South Sudan to begin conducting civic education to prepare the people for the elections.
COOP is a coalition of non-armed political organizations comprised of four youth-led opposition political parties, which are non-signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCISS) and the recently signed roadmap.
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