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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86288, member: 27"] A botched decree turned election prep into a global joke, exposing serious cracks at the top of South Sudan’s government. Decree disaster and fallout [LIST] [*]A presidential order named a deceased person to an elections panel. [*]The mistake sparked ridicule and governance concerns nationwide. [*]Cleanup came fast once the error went public. [*]Two senior aides lost their jobs hours later. [/LIST] Dead appointment shock [LIST] [*]Steward Soroba Budia appeared on an official panel list. [*]Budia had died five years earlier. [*]His inclusion stunned political observers. [*]Social media tore into the blunder. [/LIST] Political background of the name [LIST] [*]Budia belonged to the United Democratic Party. [*]His role tied back to a 2018 peace deal. [*]Signature aimed to calm post-independence conflict. [*]Listing him raised basic vetting questions. [/LIST] Presidency response and blame [LIST] [*]Salva Kiir acknowledged an administrative failure. [*]David Amour Major blamed weak verification. [*]External submissions were cited as the source. [*]Responsibility stayed deliberately vague. [/LIST] Aides dismissed abruptly [LIST] [*]David Amour Major was removed from office. [*]Valentino Dhel Maluet also got dismissed. [*]Africano Mande Gedima signed the announcement. [*]No reasons were officially provided. [/LIST] Elections under a dark cloud [LIST] [*]Polls are scheduled for December. [*]Previous votes were postponed repeatedly. [*]Violence keeps disrupting preparations. [*]Credibility remains in doubt. [/LIST] Conflict and displacement reality [LIST] [*]The United Nations reported mass displacement. [*]Fighting intensified in Jonglei state. [*]Clashes involve groups linked to Riek Machar. [*]Machar remains detained while denying serious charges. [/LIST] Unity deal still unraveling [LIST] [*]Kiir and Machar agreed to share power in 2018. [*]The pact followed a five-year civil war. [*]Trust between factions stays broken. [*]Election chaos mirrors deeper dysfunction. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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