Why holding elections now would violate South Sudan’s transitional constitution

<p><em>The author argues that the move to hold elections is in complete violation of the country’s laws. He says elections should be postponed until peace is restored to South Sudan.</em></p><p>Pericles once said, “We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as harmless, but as a useless character.” That is why I feel compelled to speak out on the question of elections, which are scheduled to take place this year.</p><p>Of course, the Electoral Commission and President Salva Kiir’s administration repeatedly say they are acting in accordance with the Republic of South Sudan’s Transitional Constitution in planning the event. But the SPLM has a long history of violating this document.&nbsp;</p>
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