politics
Executive Restructuring Shifts Power Dynamics Ahead of Polls
The dissolution of key transitional apparatuses triggers legal debates over power-sharing mechanisms established in the 2018 peace deal.
The dissolution of the transitional cabinet has altered Juba's political landscape. Designed to break the deadlock on election timing, the executive restructuring aims to prevent further postponements of the political transition. However, key opposition stakeholders claim the removal of joint governing structures undermines the checks and balances negotiated under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS).
“The amendments are intended to align the election law with the transitional constitution and remove provisions that made elections contingent on unrealistic benchmarks”
