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South Sudan

Salva Kiir changes voting rules, aiming to keep the power

His electoral amendments remove constitutional and census hurdles but leave the credibility of the vote in dispute

Centralising all power under his office ahead of elections scheduled for 22 December, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dissolved the transitional government and legislatures while retaining the presidency until an elected successor takes office. He argues the changes are a route out of years of transition. But with the key peace commitments unfulfilled, and his principal rival Riek Machar under house arrest, these last-minute changes intensify doubts about whether the vote can deliver a credible political settlement.

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