PPC Threatens to Boycott Key Electoral Activities Over Dispute With Elections Commission
South Sudan’s Political Parties Council (PPC) has threatened to suspend its participation in major electoral activities, accusing the National Elections Commission (NEC) of sidelining the council in preparations for the December 2026 elections.
In a letter dated July 28, 2026, addressed to NEC Chairperson Prof. Abednego Akok Kacuol, the PPC said the commission’s unilateral launch of the nationwide civic and voter education campaign violated institutional procedures and undermined the credibility of the electoral process.
The letter, signed by PPC Chairperson Eng. James Akol Zakayo Dhiak, argues that political party administration and voter education are legally interconnected and should be jointly managed by both institutions.
The council called for the immediate establishment of a Joint Inter-Agency Electoral Steering Committee (JIA-ESC) with equal decision-making powers. It also proposed a Unified Communications Protocol (UCP) requiring all future electoral directives, invitations and civic education activities targeting political parties to be jointly approved by the PPC and the NEC.
The PPC further accused the government of failing to release its approved operational budget, saying the lack of funding has left its offices across the country’s 13 states unable to function effectively.
According to the letter, the council has already deployed state registration coordinators nationwide but said their work has been halted due to financial constraints, making it difficult to regulate and supervise political parties ahead of the elections.
The council warned that it would withhold participation in future centralized electoral activities and advise all registered political parties to review their engagement unless two conditions are met: the formal establishment of the proposed steering committee and the immediate release of the PPC’s frozen operational budget by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
The letter was copied to several senior government officials and institutions, including the Ministry of Finance, the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, the High-Level Standing Committee for the Implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, and all registered political parties.
The National Elections Commission has not publicly responded to the PPC’s concerns.
