South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has dissolved Parliament to pave way for the election of MPs from the opposition.
The change is in accordance with a three-year-old peace agreement that specified that nearly a quarter of the country’s MPs will come from the party of Riek Machar, a former foe of President Kiir who is now the country’s first vice president.
The ruling SPLM party will have the majority of the 550 lawmakers.
MPs in South Sudan will not be elected; instead, they will be chosen by various political parties.
