# South Sudan president dissolves government ahead of first election

https://mins.news/en/item/70692

- BBC News, 2026-09-23 11:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8750ykkglq1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government about three months before the country’s first election since independence in 2011. He removed five vice-presidents and dissolved parliament and national and state governments. Elections have previously been postponed twice, while Kiir will retain full constitutional powers until a successor is sworn in after the 22 December poll.

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