3371: ROUNDTABLE: South Sudan’s Inter-Party Dialogue: Can It Save the December 22 Electoral Calendar?

South Sudan’s Inter-Party Dialogue: Can It Save the December 22 Electoral Calendar?

In this episode of Roundtable Sani Martin and his guests examine the issues shaping South Sudan’s peace, politics and democratic transition.

Can the ongoing Inter-Party Dialogue which was launched by President Salva Kiir on 24th Sept last month deliver the political consensus needed to hold elections on December 22, 2026, or could the process expose disagreements that further threaten the electoral calendar?

Guests:

1. Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin — Chairman of the National Democratic Movement (NDM)

2. Paulino Lukudu Obede — Chairman of the United South Sudan Party (USSP)

3. Ambassador John Andruga Duku, SPLM National Secretary for Political Affairs, Mobilization and Organization

4. Edmond Yakani, Executive Director of CEPO