08/09/2026
S. Sudan eyes October gov’t reshuffle ahead of Dec polls
South Sudan’s transitional government could be dissolved as early as October and replaced with a caretaker administration ahead of the country’s planned December elections, government spokesperson Ateny Wek Ateny has said.
Ateny said the proposed change would come as the transitional period draws to a close, with authorities preparing for the elections scheduled for December 22nd.
The move would mark a major shift in the country’s political arrangement just weeks before voters are expected to go to the polls.
His remarks, however, raise questions over the timing of the transition.
South Sudan’s electoral law requires the government to cease functioning three months before polling, a provision that would place the expected October change under close scrutiny.
The government has continued to maintain that the elections will proceed as planned, despite concerns from political and civil society groups over the legal and political conditions surrounding the vote.
The creation of a caretaker administration could add another layer to those debates.
With the December election date approaching, attention is now turning to how the proposed caretaker government would be formed, what powers it would exercise and whether the arrangement would comply with existing electoral and transitional laws.
