South Sudan’s first national elections postponed until February 11: electoral commission
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South Sudan's electoral commission has moved the country's first national elections from December 22 to February 11.
Results are due four days after the vote, according to the new calendar the commission posted on social media.
The date change came on the day voter registration was to open at more than 3,100 centres, where officials said not all equipment had arrived.
Information Minister Ateny Wek Ateny said the extra time would help register and educate voters, while commission spokeswoman Josephine Achiro said the timetable was merely adjusted under the law.
The International Crisis Group said the conditions for credible polls are not in place and that rushed elections could bring a return to large-scale violence.
The vote follows the 2018 peace deal that ended a civil war killing at least 400,000, which has unravelled since opposition leader Riek Machar was put under house arrest and charged with treason.
“We didn't postpone the elections. We have just adjusted the time to allow other processes to be implemented and that is according to the law”
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