2026 South Sudanese general election

2026 South Sudanese general election
22 December 2026
Presidential election
 
Nominee Salva Kiir Mayardit Bol Gai Deng
Party SPLM KDMP
Incumbent President

Salva Kiir Mayardit
SPLM


National Legislative Assembly
All 550 seats in the National Legislative Assembly
276 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
SPLM 332
SPLM-IO 128
SSOA 50
Independents 30
Former detainees 10
Council of States
All 100 seats in the Council of States
51 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
SPLM 46
SPLM-IO 27
SSOA 10
Independents 9
Vacants 8

General elections are due to be held in South Sudan on 22 December 2026, the first since independence.

Following the independence of South Sudan, the country's initial constitution scheduled national elections to be held by 9 July 2015. Elections have been postponed five times to 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 and finally the currently scheduled date in 2026. These delays were caused by a myriad of factors including the outbreak of the South Sudanese Civil War and ensuing peace agreement, inadequate government institutions, and the consolidation of power by longtime president Salva Kiir Mayardit.

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