Oleir: Formation and Announcement of the Election Commission will be Shortly

Juba, Oct. 24 (SUNA) - Acting Chairman of the Council of the States, Rimi Oleir, announced that formation of the Elections Commission will take place shortly. In a joint press conference of the Council of the States and South Sudan Legislative Assembly Friday in Juba, Oleir stressed the importance of establishing the Election Commission on fair basis, and that its members shall dispose from their political affiliations and act in freedom and honestly. He said that the Election Act stipulates that the nomination for the Election Commission shall be 60 days before the starting of the elections. Oleir stressed that commitment to the Election Act and fairness and honesty of the Election Commission will lead to success of the elections. MO/MO