South Sudan’s Kiir dissolves government ahead of first national elections
- President’s move clears hurdles to long delayed election and raises concern he can now wield unchecked power.
- South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved the country’s transitional unity government and appointed a caretaker administration as the country prepares for its first-ever national elections.
- The decree on Tuesday ended a power-sharing arrangement set up under a 2018 peace deal that halted years of civil war, and raised concerns that Kiir could now wield unchecked power.
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- President’s move clears hurdles to long delayed election and raises concern he can now wield unchecked power.
- South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved the country’s transitional unity government and appointed a caretaker administration as the country prepares for its first-ever national elections.
- The decree on Tuesday ended a power-sharing arrangement set up under a 2018 peace deal that halted years of civil war, and raised concerns that Kiir could now wield unchecked power.
Sources: Al Jazeera