South Sudan Opposition Parties Criticize New Election Laws
Voice of America
FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, center, stands at the Presidential Palace in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 3, 2023.
A new electoral regulation in South Sudan has received harsh criticism from opposition parties that see the move as a way to lock them out of the forthcoming general election that will be a first for the world’s youngest nation.
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