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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Machar revealed this during his meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom in Juba on Thursday, according to his office.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Machar also expressed the readiness of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) for elections. However, he pointed out that the country is not yet ready for it and that the prerequisites must be met for the elections to be successful,\u201d Machar\u2019s office said in a statement following the meeting.<\/p>\n

Machar, according to the statement, said elections cannot be held until a series of conditions are met, including the full implementation of the security arrangement provided for in the revitalized peace agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese prerequisites include the full implementation of security arrangements, the repatriation of refugees and IDPs to their places of origin, conducting censuses, establishing a permanent constitution, and availing of funds for activities leading to the elections, among others,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

He said for elections to be democratic and peaceful, the prerequisites must be met to enable the country to conduct fair, free, credible, and transparent polls.<\/p>\n

The polls, now scheduled for December 2024, will be the first in the world\u2019s newest country, which seceded from Sudan 12 years ago.<\/p>\n

Last year, President Salva Kiir announced that elections would be conducted at the end of the transitional period.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Machar revealed this during his meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. Nicholas Haysom in Juba on Thursday, according to his office. \u201cDr. Machar also expressed the readiness of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":51079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,265,233],"class_list":["post-51080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-sudan","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\nMachar says South Sudan not ready for elections - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Machar revealed this during his meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and hea ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Machar says South Sudan not ready for elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Machar revealed this during his meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and hea ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-15T11:47:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-15T12:06:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2024\/01\/sm_1705307555.232151.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Machar says South Sudan not ready for elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-15T11:47:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-15T12:06:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\"},\"wordCount\":249,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2024\/01\/sm_1705307555.232151.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-South-Sudan\",\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/machar-says-south-sudan-not-ready-for-elections\",\"name\":\"Machar says South Sudan not ready for elections - 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