South Sudan President Salva Kiir dissolved the transitional government on Tuesday, hours after signing amendments to election laws that removed requirements to complete a permanent constitution and a national census before a vote, in a move aimed at advancing long-delayed election plans.

• South Sudan's transitional ​arrangements were established under a 2018 peace deal after ​years of conflict, but repeated delays to key benchmarks, ⁠including a constitution and census, have pushed back election ​preparations.
• Kiir's office said in a statement he had dissolved the ​transitional government as required under the electoral process.
• Parliament late on Monday passed amendments to the National Elections Act, which Kiir subsequently signed into ​law on Tuesday, as the country entered what authorities described ​as a critical phase of election preparations. Voter registration has yet to ‌begin.
• Under ⁠the amended law, the incumbent executive leadership remains in office with full constitutional powers through the election period until a newly elected president takes office.
• Last week, Kiir replaced the head of the elections commission without giving a reason.
• Kiir's longtime rival Riek Machar, who leads the main opposition SPLM-IO, has been under ​house arrest since March 2025 and is ​on trial ⁠on charges including treason and murder, which he denies.
• The law cuts the National Legislative Assembly to 270 members from 650. ⁠State assemblies ​will be reduced to 58 seats ​from 100, while legislative councils in administrative areas will have 20 members.