# 3318: ROUNDTABLE: Can South Sudan deliver its first democratic election since independence?

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Podcast: [Radio Miraya](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-miraya-1610232)
Published: 2026-06-20T10:00:57+00:00
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With voter registration set to begin, the National Elections Commission says the country is technically ready, but legal reforms and political decisions remain critical. On this edition of The Roundtable , NEC Secretary-General Gabriel Bol Deng and civil society leader Edmund Yakani discuss election preparedness, funding, voter registration, legal hurdles and what must happen before South Sudan heads to the polls in December 2026.

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