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The East African
Tuesday May 11 2021
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Juba,
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Monday night reconstituted parliament, paving the way for the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly as stipulated in the 2018 peace agreement.
Through a presidential decree read on state-run television, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, Kiir appointed 550 lawmakers from all parties who signed the revitalized peace accord.
The appointment came two days after he dissolved the National Legislative Assembly and Council States.
According to the peace deal, both R-TNLA and Council of States shall be reconstituted to include new appointees from other peace parties.
The deal says TNLA will be expanded from 400 to 550 members, comprising representatives from the peace parties, where the former Transitional government will nominate 332 members, SPLM-IO will have 128, and South Sudan Opposition Alliance, 50. Other political parties shall have 30 representatives,