South Sudan Approves $517M for 2015 Vote

The government of South Sudan has approved a $517-million budget for general elections, which are due to be held in July next year, but a leading opposition figure says holding the vote would be unconstitutional and called for it to be delayed. South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the Council of Ministers at a meeting on Wednesday "... approved an amount of 1.5 billion South Sudanese Pounds for running the elections.”  Makuei said...

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