{"id":33634,"date":"2026-04-27T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=33634"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:26:07","slug":"collo-king-backs-elections-calls-on-president-kiir-to-advance-a-peaceful-democratic-transition-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=33634","title":{"rendered":"Collo King Backs Elections, Calls on President Kiir to Advance a Peaceful Democratic Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/op.gov.ss\/storage\/news\/4a64bbe1-984e-46bd-bae3-869ab27979d0.webp\" alt=\"Collo King Backs Elections, Calls on President Kiir to Advance a Peaceful Democratic Transition\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juba, April 27, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit has held talks with the King of the Collo Kingdom, Kuongo Dak Padiet, focusing on key national issues and the country&rsquo;s path toward stability and democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, King Dak expressed his full support for the upcoming elections, offering his blessing and encouraging President Kiir to guide the nation toward a peaceful and credible democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p>H.E. the President underscored the importance of collective responsibility, noting that national progress requires unity, transparency, and a shared commitment to the common good. He cautioned against unilateral actions that undermine cohesion and called on all leaders to work together in the interest of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The President also instructed those accompanying the King to ensure his well-being, describing him as a respected national figure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Office of the President, Republic of South Sudan (op.gov.ss)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba, April 27, 2026 &mdash; His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit has held talks with the King of the Collo Kingdom, Kuongo Dak Padiet, focusing on key national issues and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-office-of-president"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33634"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41324,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33634\/revisions\/41324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}