{"id":9011,"date":"2025-05-27T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?post_type=event&#038;p=9011"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:27:44","slug":"webinar-unpacking-the-delayed-elections-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/event\/webinar-unpacking-the-delayed-elections-in-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Webinar | Unpacking the 2026 delayed elections in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since gaining independence in 2011, <span class=\"highlight-text\"><strong>South Sudan has yet to hold general elections<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elections have been postponed repeatedly\u2014first from 2015 to 2018, then to 2024, and now to <strong>December 2026<\/strong>. Will elections finally take place in 2026? Why the repeated delays? Who benefits from them? And what does this mean for the country\u2019s democratic future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4286eb945b8bed64627152e0ab83a124\">In this webinar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/partners\/afeonet\/\">African Election Observers Network (AfEONet)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/partners\/east-and-horn-of-africa-election-observers-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East and Horn of Africa Election Observers Network (E-HORN)<\/a> explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The root causes behind the continued postponement of elections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Political incentives to retain power and avoid elections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The democratic and developmental costs of repeated delays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institutional weaknesses that hinder electoral readiness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credibility benchmarks needed for the 2026 elections to be considered free and fair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-primary-alt-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:15px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POSTPONED DEMOCRACY? UNPACKING THE PERENNIAL DELAYS OF GENERAL ELECTIONS IN SOUTH SUDAN\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dkq6X0FCmTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.204), 16px);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dkq6X0FCmTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Re(watch) webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9015,"template":"event","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-9011","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/9011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}