Elections in Sudan gives information on
election and election results in
Sudan.
Sudan elects on national level a
head of state - the
president - and a
legislature. In the most recent election of 2010, there were two presidential elections, one for the Presidency of the Republic of Sudan and one for the Presidency of the Government of Southern Sudan. Elections for the
unicameral, 360-member National Assembly were last held in December
2000.
The country is currently in an interim (transitional) period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the
civil war between the Sudanese Government (based in
Khartoum) and the southern-based
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) rebel group. The newly formed
National Legislature, whose members were chosen in mid-2005, has two chambers. The
National Assembly (
Majlis Watani) consists of 450 appointed members who represent the government, former rebels, and other opposition political parties. The
Council of States (
Majlis Welayat) has 50 members who are indirectly elected by state legislatures. All members of the National Legislature serve six-year terms.
Sudan is a
one party dominant state with the
National Congress in power.
Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Latest elections
2010 Presidential election
2010 Parliamentary election
Past elections
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