28/09/2026
𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐄𝐈 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐔𝐃𝐀𝐍'𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.
SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2026.
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN…….South Sudan’s caretaker Minister for East African Community Affairs, Michael Makuei Lueth, has said county commissioners and county councillors will not be elected during the general elections scheduled for December 22, 2026.
Speaking in Bor, Jonglei State, over the weekend, Makuei clarified that the forthcoming polls will be limited to the election of the 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬.
He said local government positions, including county commissioners and councillors, fall under a separate electoral arrangement and will be conducted in accordance with the 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭.
“The county commissioners and county councillors will not be elected in the December elections,” Makuei said, explaining that their elections will be handled separately from the national and state-level polls.
According to Makuei, the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 will be responsible for setting and announcing the date for local government elections at a later stage.
The clarification comes as South Sudan prepares for what is expected to be a historic vote, widely described as the country’s first general elections since independence. Makuei urged residents of Bor and citizens across the country to begin preparing for the December polls, saying the exercise will mark an important step in the country’s political transition.
South Sudan has not held nationwide elections since gaining independence in 2011. The anticipated 2026 polls are expected to test the country’s readiness to move from a transitional political
