The New Sudan Vision (Omaha, NE)

South Sudan President Strips His Vice President of Powers

15 April 2013

President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday issued a decree in which he removed Vice President Dr. Riek Machar's delegated powers, a source at SSTV, which read the news told New Sudan Vision.

The Vice President will still enjoy his ordinary powers vested in him by the interim Constitution. The decree duly removes any delegated powers from the President to his Vice President. Section 105 of the Constitution assigns the following functions to the Vice President:

(a) act for the President in his or her absence from the country;

(b) be a member of the Council of Ministers;

(c) be a member of the Security Council; and

(d) perform any other function or duty that may be assigned to him or her by the President.

As part of the decree, the President also suspended the national reconciliation process which was re-scheduled for June after it was first set to launch this month. The Vice President initiated the reconciliation process.

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