JUBA / NASIR — The Coalition of South Sudan Opposition Movements (CSSOM) has condemned the dissolution of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity and called for what it describes as an immediate and genuinely inclusive political dialogue over South Sudan’s transition and electoral process.

In a press statement dated 24 September, the coalition said it was concerned about the country’s political direction and argued that the current political and institutional environment is not conducive to elections that it would regard as credible, free, fair, transparent and inclusive. That assessment is CSSOM’s political position; it is not presented by South Sudan Press as an independent determination of the legality or credibility of the scheduled election.

Four issues CSSOM says should be addressed

The coalition identifies four broad prerequisites: an inclusive dialogue involving political parties, opposition movements, civil society, women, youth, faith-based organisations, traditional leaders and other stakeholders; completion of a permanent constitution; a comprehensive national census; and political and security conditions in which citizens and political actors can participate without intimidation or exclusion.

CSSOM’s stated demands

The coalition also calls for a mutually agreed political roadmap addressing constitutional, political, security, institutional and electoral questions; meaningful participation by opposition movements and other excluded stakeholders; political freedoms and civic participation; and an electoral framework established through an inclusive political process.

Call for national consensus

CSSOM urges South Sudanese political and social forces to pursue dialogue as the primary means of addressing the political crisis. It also calls on regional and international partners to support what it describes as a genuinely inclusive, South Sudanese-led political process.

The statement says the coalition remains committed to a peaceful political process and calls for a transition based on inclusion, consensus, constitutionalism, peace, accountability and democratic participation.

Source note: This report is based primarily on CSSOM’s press statement dated 24 September 2026. Political assessments, demands and characterisations are attributed to the coalition. South Sudan Press does not treat the statement itself as proof that the scheduled election is legally invalid or that the caretaker arrangements are unlawful.

Wider political context

The statement comes as South Sudan’s political parties and other actors debate the path toward the scheduled 22 December election. Questions over participation, security, constitutional arrangements and implementation of the transition remain central to the wider political dialogue.