{"id":51867,"date":"2026-07-02T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=51867"},"modified":"2026-07-20T21:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T21:44:06","slug":"president-kiir-rallies-splm-leaders-for-elections-urges-peace-and-party-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=51867","title":{"rendered":"President Kiir Rallies SPLM Leaders for Elections, Urges Peace and Party Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.has-drop-cap:first-letter{font-size:4em;line-height:0.8;font-weight:bold;float:left;padding-right:8px;color:#DC2626}<\/style>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">JUBA, JULY 2, 2026 &mdash; SPLM Chairman and President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, has declared the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Movement ready to lead South Sudan into the December 2026 general elections, calling on party leaders to unite, reject violence, and deliver a decisive victory at the polls.<\/p>\n<p><span>Opening the SPLM Leadership Retreat in Juba under the theme &#8220;Transforming SPLM Vision into Action,&#8221; President Kiir said the party is entering a new chapter focused on strengthening its structures, modernising its policies, and responding to the aspirations of the South Sudanese people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The retreat brought together senior SPLM leaders from across the country to review the party&#8217;s progress and finalise its electoral strategy ahead of the December elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Kiir reaffirmed that South Sudan is firmly on course for elections, announcing that the constitutional-making process and the population census have been delinked from the electoral timetable to guarantee that the vote proceeds as scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also announced the formation of an inter-party dialogue committee to build national consensus on outstanding electoral issues and ensure a peaceful, credible democratic process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Confident of the party&#8217;s prospects, President Kiir directed the SPLM National Secretariat to prepare the 2026&ndash;2031 National Framework and immediately launch a nationwide membership registration drive to strengthen the party&#8217;s grassroots presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He further stressed that government appointments must follow established SPLM procedures, reinforcing discipline, accountability, and merit within the movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Reaffirming the SPLM&#8217;s historic responsibility to safeguard peace and national unity, President Kiir called on all political actors to reject violence and resolve differences through dialogue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He urged party leaders to remain focused on serving the people, expressing confidence that the SPLM is well-positioned to secure a strong mandate and lead South Sudan into a new era of peace, stability, and democratic governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Source: Office of the President, Republic of South Sudan. Additional context and analysis by Juba Global News Network.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:30px 0;padding:20px;background:#f8f9fa;border-radius:8px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Stay Connected with Juba Global News Network<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jubaglobal?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#FF0000;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">&#9654; Subscribe on YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jubaglobal\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#1877F2;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">&#128077; Follow on Facebook<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUBA, JULY 2, 2026 &mdash; SPLM Chairman and President of the Republic, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, has declared the Sudan People&#8217;s Liberation Movement ready to lead South Sudan into the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51867","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\/51867","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=51867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51869,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51867\/revisions\/51869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}