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South Sudan

Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Juba

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How South Sudan is governed

System of government
Presidential republic

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
National Elections Commission

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Transitional National Legislative Assembly 550 seats 路 4-year term 路 Mixed-member majoritarian; 332 constituency seats and 100 proportional representation seats, with additional appointed members in the transitional arrangement.
  • Council of States 50 seats 路 4-year term 路 Indirect election by state legislatures and related transitional arrangements.

South Sudan鈥檚 National Elections Commission says it is solely responsible for elections and referenda. The country was preparing for December 2026 general elections, but the legislature and some institutional arrangements remain transitional and may change under the peace and constitutional process.

Statement on False Reports about Voter Registration - National Elections Commission of ... Official source

Every South Sudanese citizen who will be eighteen years of age or older on polling day, 22 December 2026, will be entitled to register

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Home - National Elections Commission of South Sudan Official source

the National Elections Commission (NEC) is solely responsible for the conduct of elections and referenda in South Sudan.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • South Sudanese presidency head of state 路 1 seats 路 4-year term 路 Two-round system

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest election with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2010 Southern Sudanese general election

Final resultsTurnout 62%

Seats won: all 3 lines, as in the table
Results of 2010 Southern Sudanese general election
Party or candidateSeatsSource
Sudan People's Liberation Movement Elected161

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Turnout: 61.98%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

National Congress Party (Sudan) Elected1

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Turnout: 61.98%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Independents Elected7

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Turnout: 61.98%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

South Sudan in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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