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South Sudan’s PDM begins selecting election candidates

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South Sudan’s People’s Democratic Movement begins selecting its candidates for the December elections this week, with Josephine Lagu Yanga tipped for the presidency. The process will be organised state by state, and results are expected next week, party official Okello Odonto Olawiri told Radio Tamazuj.

The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), a South Sudanese political party led by Josephine Lagu Yanga, will begin selecting its candidates this week for the elections scheduled for December. The party is expected to name its leader as its presidential candidate, Okello Odonto Olawiri, its secretary for information and public relations, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday.

The selection will take place state by state, with results expected next week. The PDM has already established election committees in the states and will first choose its presidential candidate before selecting its other candidates, according to Okello Odonto Olawiri.

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