South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit attends the opening ceremony of the 24th Ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
NAIROBI: South Sudan has called off elections due to be held in June and its cabinet plans to ask parliament to extend President Salva Kiir's term, a government spokesman said.
Government spokesman Michael Makuei said the proposal to extend Kiir and parliament's terms in office will be presented to lawmakers on Tuesday and he was confident it will be approved.
Makuei said the proposal was meant to avoid any power vacuum in the event that the government fails to reach a permanent deal with rebels it is fighting.
(Editing by Toby Chopra)
- Reuters
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