South Sudan president announces new parliament
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JUBA, May 11, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced a new parliament on Monday including lawmakers from opposing sides of the country’s civil war as part of a 2018 peace accord, state television reported.
A new legislative body was a condition of the 2018 accord between signed by himself and Vice President Riek Machar, for years on opposition sides during the five-year civil war that left 380,000 people dead and four million displaced.
“Reconstituting” the country’s parliament had been due in February 2020, but had still not taken place, prompting the ire of the opposition.
South Sudan president announces new parliament A decree by President Salva Kiir was then read out on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday, including the names of the national assembly legislators. FILE: South Sudan s President Salva Kiir (R) and Vice President Riek Machar. Picture: AFP.
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JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan s President Salva Kiir announced a new parliament on Monday including lawmakers from opposing sides of the country s civil war as part of a 2018 peace accord, state television reported.
A new legislative body was a condition of the 2018 accord between signed by himself and Vice President Riek Machar, for years on opposition sides during the five-year civil war that left 380,000 people dead and four million displaced.
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).
The East African
Monday May 10 2021
This file photo taken on April 14, 2016 shows a billboard featuring portraits of South Sudan s President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar displayed in Juba, South Sudan.
Summary
In accordance with the 2018 accord, the new assembly will number 550 lawmakers, the majority 332 from Kiir s governing SPLM party.
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South Sudan s President Salva Kiir has dissolved Parliament, opening the way for lawmakers from opposing sides of the country s civil war to be appointed under a 2018 peace accord.
President Kiir s decision was announced on public television Saturday evening but no date was given as to when the new Parliament will begin working.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, opening the way for lawmakers from opposing sides of the country’s civil war to be appointed under a 2018 peace accord.
Kiir’s decision was announced on public television on Saturday evening but no date was given as to when the new parliament will begin working.
The setting up of a new legislative body was part of an accord signed in September 2018 between Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar, for years on opposing sides during the five-year civil war that led to 380,000 people’s death and displaced four million.
Activists and civil society groups welcomed the dissolution of parliament, saying it was long overdue but also expressing distrust.