{"id":56633,"date":"2024-04-17T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-machar-have-failed-to-meet-standards-for-genuine-and-peaceful-elections-u-s-state-department"},"modified":"2024-04-17T17:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:57:30","slug":"kiir-machar-have-failed-to-meet-standards-for-genuine-and-peaceful-elections-u-s-state-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/kiir-machar-have-failed-to-meet-standards-for-genuine-and-peaceful-elections-u-s-state-department","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kiir, Machar have failed to meet standards for genuine and peaceful elections\u2019- U.S. State Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres\u2019 April 8 negative assessment of preconditions for elections in South Sudan validates that South Sudanese political leaders have failed to meet the standards necessary for genuine and peaceful elections to take place in December.<\/p>\n<p>A press statement by Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, on Tuesday, stated that UN Secretary-General Guterres\u2019 April 8 letter, in which he enumerated over a dozen critical preconditions necessary to hold genuine and peaceful elections that the South Sudan transitional government has yet to meet, is a clear message to the Security Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite significant international support, including identification of key election issues by the United Nations, African Union, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the letter demonstrates that President Salva Kiir, First Vice President Riek Machar, and other South Sudanese political leaders have thus far collectively failed to meet the standards necessary for genuine and peaceful elections to take place in December,\u201d the statement read in part. \u201cThe United States remains concerned about ongoing reports of human rights violations, as well as inadequate investment in key democratic institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransitional government leaders should act with urgency to address these deficiencies and create the necessary preconditions for a genuine and peaceful electoral process, including by protecting civic space, standing up politically neutral security forces, strengthening electoral institutions, and holding dialogue among leaders to resolve outstanding election decisions,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department urged that UN electoral support should focus on establishing these preconditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe longer South Sudan\u2019s leaders avoid taking these steps, the greater the risk of additional violence,\u201d Miller said. \u201cAn estimated 75 percent of the country\u2019s population will require humanitarian assistance this year alone as a result of ongoing violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, U.S. engagement with the people of South Sudan, which began decades before the country\u2019s independence, remains focused on shared values of peace, democracy, human rights, and the government\u2019s duty to respond to the needs of its people. Strong U.S. advocacy for the necessary preconditions for a genuine and peaceful electoral process is designed to avoid a return to civil war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres\u2019 April 8 negative assessment of preconditions for elections in South Sudan validates that South Sudanese political leaders have failed to meet the standards necessary for genuine and peaceful elections to take place in December. 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