South Sudan: Electoral Body Sets 102 Constituencies for 2026 Vote

South Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) announced Monday that it will use the geographical constituency boundaries from the 2010 general elections for the upcoming December 2026 polls, citing delays in conducting a new national census. The commission declared a total of 102 national constituencies across the country’s 10 states and three administrative areas, a decision it said was mandated by law after parties to the nation’s peace agreement agreed to decouple the elections from a pending population count and constitutional review. NEC Chairperson Professor Abednego Akok Kacuol told reporters in Juba that the move is guided by the National Elections Act of 2012, as amended in 2023. The law requires the commission to revert to the 2010 constituency framework when a fresh census has not been held. … The decision to use the 2010 boundaries follows a December 10 agreement by signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to proceed with elections without a new census or completed constitution-making process—originally set as preconditions. (Radio Tamazuj)