According to Dr. Dhieu Mathok, a former Minister of Investment, elections rarely generate conflict on their own. In both nations, deliberate institutional reforms, comprehensive disarmament programs, security sector overhauls, and sustained international backing enabled peaceful democratic transfers of power. Dr. Dhieu Mathok emphasizes that proper sequencing is vital: electoral commissions, courts, and security forces must earn public confidence long before high-stakes elections take place. The study frames South Sudan as an urgent test case, citing unfinished provisions of the 2018 peace agreement—specifically army unification, a permanent constitution, truth and reconciliation mechanisms, and judicial strengthening. Dr. Dhieu Mathok concludes that peaceful elections depend on years of deliberate institutional building, justice, and reconciliation, calling on domestic leadership and international partners to prioritize these reforms well ahead of polling day.