2021-05-11 09:55:20 GMT2021-05-11 17:55:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JUBA, May 11 (Xinhua) South Sudan s President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) as part of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.
In a presidential decree broadcast on national television Monday evening, Kiir appointed 550 representatives from all the parties to the 2018 peace agreement and also gave the allocation proportions for member parties.
The creation of a new legislative body was part of an agreement signed in September 2018 between Kiir and the then-Vice President Riek Machar, now the first Vice President in the unity government.
The governing transitional government has the majority as it has nominated 332 members, Sudan People s Liberation Movement In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) has 128 members and 50 members for the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA).
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit
President Salva Kiir Mayardit has this evening issued a republic decree appointing members of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly as dictated by the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.
The decree comes two days after the president dissolved the national assembly and the council of states. The peace deal requires the expansion and reconstitution of the national legislature and council of states to include all signatories to the agreement.
The appointments come a year late since the formation of the executive arm of the government, slowing down the enactment of laws and reforms as per the revitalized peace deal.
<p>March 8, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan s government has resumed peace talks with a section of South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), despite splits within the opposition grouping.</p>
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