The ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is set to hold a joint caucus meeting at its headquarters in Juba on Monday, Jan. 12, party officials said.
In a notice issued Saturday, SPLM Secretary for Culture, Information and Communication Daniel Badagbu Rimbasa invited members of the party’s Political Bureau, National Liberation Council, executive and parliamentary caucuses, as well as advisers, secretaries and deputy secretaries, to attend the meeting at 9 a.m. at the SPLM House.
The party has not made the agenda public, but the meeting is widely viewed as part of SPLM preparations ahead of South Sudan’s planned general elections.
Last month, the presidency and the cabinet approved amendments to key provisions of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, including a move to delink the December 2026 elections from the permanent constitution-making process, a national population census and other institutional reforms.
The amendments also removed provisions stating that the peace agreement takes precedence over the constitution.
However, the changes have yet to be endorsed by parliament or the peace monitoring body, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC).
The 2018 peace deal, signed by President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar and other political leaders, has been repeatedly delayed, with elections postponed several times.
Polls are now scheduled for December 2026, despite objections from Machar’s allies, who say the presidency-led consultations that produced the amendments excluded them.