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A significant political crisis is unfolding in South Sudan after a government minister was named the interim chairman of the main opposition party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), Africanews says in a report. This development directly challenges the leadership of First Vice President Riek Machar and is viewed as a major consolidation of power by President Salva Kiir's ruling SPLM. The manoeuvre critically undermines the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS), the cornerstone of the nation's fragile peace and power-sharing government. From an economic perspective, this escalation in political instability significantly raises the country's risk profile, jeopardising the already delayed democratic transition and general elections. The resulting uncertainty threatens to deter crucial foreign investment and disrupt aid flows from international partners, further destabilising an economy already facing severe humanitarian challenges and posing a risk to regional security.
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