{"id":795,"date":"2026-10-14T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/?p=795"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:42:22","slug":"sspdf-orders-aspiring-election-candidates-to-resign-from-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"SSPDF Orders Aspiring Election Candidates to Resign from Military Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32.png 453w, https:\/\/thedawn.com.ss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-32-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maj.Gen.\u00a0 Lul Ruai Koang, spokesperson for the South Sudan People\u2019s Defence Forces (SSPDF).(file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Simon Deng<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Sudan People&#8217;s Defence Forces (SSPDF) has announced that military personnel seeking to contest the general elections on December 22, 2026, must formally resign from military service before entering the electoral race. This condition has been approved by the force&#8217;s senior leadership and command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj.Gen. Lul Ruai Koang, spokesperson for the SSPDF, revealed on Tuesday that the army leadership has approved military personnel aspiring to contest in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;First and foremost, an aspirant must write and tender a duly written resignation letter to SSPDF&#8217;s Assistant Chief of Defense Forces for Administration, Personnel and Finance,&#8221; Koang stated on Tuesday in Juba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The command informs all our servicemen and servicewomen that the highest leadership and command of SSPDF has given approval to those aspiring to contest in the forthcoming December 22, 2026, General Elections,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koang emphasized that prior resignation from military service is a prerequisite for any military personnel to contest in the general election scheduled for December 22,2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The command wishes aspirants good luck in advance. Upon successful receipt of the resignation letter, the South Sudan People&#8217;s Defense Force (SSPDF) command will release you without further and unnecessary delays,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Sudan People&#8217;s Defence Forces (SSPDF) has announced that military personnel seeking to contest the general elections on December 22, 2026, must formally resign from military service before entering the electoral race. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tdlc_coverage_id":0,"_tdlc_timeline_at":"","_tdlc_timeline_label":"","_tdno_assigned_editor":1,"_tdno_approval_notes":"","_thedawn_video_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,49],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","tag-following"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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