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Agel Ring Machar wins SPLM parliamentary contest in Twic County

Wol Mapal • 1 hour ago • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Sgt. Agel Ring Machar, senior SPLM member and former spokesperson to former First Vice President Taban Deng Gai. | Courtesy Photo

Agel Ring Machar has won the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) internal contest for the National Legislative Assembly seat representing Constituency No. 3 in Twic County, Warrap State, securing 117 votes.

Machar defeated four other candidates in the party’s internal selection exercise, including former Member of Parliament Majok Yak, who previously represented the same constituency in the last parliament.

According to reported results, Majok finished fourth with 11 votes, while another candidate secured only one vote.

Constituency No. 3 comprises Akoc and Panyok Payams in Twic County.

Machar’s victory places him among the SPLM candidates seeking parliamentary representation ahead of the planned December 22 general elections.

Machar previously served as president of the South Sudan National Youth Union and chaired the South Sudan Political Parties Youth Forum.

He also served as Spokesperson to the former Vice President for Infrastructure Cluster, Taban Deng Gai following his defection to the SPLM-IO, before he later rejoined SPLM Party.

His victory in the SPLM internal contest positions him as the party’s selected candidate for the constituency ahead of the planned December 22 general elections

Wol Mapal

Broadcast Journalist | Storyteller | Public-Interest Reporter Wol Mapal is a South Sudanese broadcast journalist dedicated to telling stories that inform, inspire, and hold power to account. With years of experience in radio, digital journalism, and multimedia storytelling, he covers politics, governance, human rights, peace, climate, health, humanitarian, and community affairs with accuracy, depth, and integrity. Beyond the headlines, into the heart of the story.

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