Elections in South Sudan postponed to 11 February 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eye Radio
South Sudan’s National Elections Commission has set general elections for Thursday 11 February 2027, originally scheduled for December. According to the revised timetable published by the commission, voter registration starts on 14 November for fifteen days, and the final voter register is due to be published on 9 January 2027.
South Sudan will hold its general elections on Thursday 11 February 2027, according to a revised electoral timetable published by the National Elections Commission, as relayed by Eye Radio. The postponement affects deadlines for voter registration, candidate filing and the campaign.
Voter registration begins on Saturday 14 November for 15 days, until 28 November. The provisional voter list will be published on 29 November and displayed from 30 November to 6 December. Voters will be able to challenge it from 7 to 13 December, and the final list is scheduled for 9 January 2027, after appeals have been examined.
Candidates' signature forms will be published on 29 November, with 15 days to collect them until 13 December. Candidate filing runs from 14 to 20 December, and the list of filed candidates is published from 21 to 27 December. Challenges are open from 28 December to 3 January, followed by Supreme Court decisions from 11 to 17 January, and the final candidate list must appear on 18 January 2027.
The official campaign will begin on 27 December 2026 and last 45 days, until 9 February 2027. 10 February will be a day of electoral silence, and voting will take place on 11 February. Counting and the announcement of results at polling stations are planned for 11 and 12 February.
On 9 October, the country had kept its general elections on 22 December.
