National Assembly of Sudan

National Assembly Of Sudan

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The National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني السوداني‎, Al-Maǧlis al-Waṭaniy) is the lower house of the newly formed National Legislature of Sudan. The Legislature was previously unicameral. The upper house is the Council of States (Majlis Welayat). Sudan 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 Movement (SPLM) rebel group. The National Assembly consists of 450 appointed members who represent the government, former rebels, and other opposition political parties. The National Assembly, whose members were appointed in mid-2005 replaced the latest elected parliament. All members of the National Legislature serve six-year terms. Article 117 of the Interim Constitution calls for the 450 members of the National Assembly to be appointed according to the following power-sharing formula:

National Congress Party (52%)

  • 49% to northerners

Other Arab political parties (14%)

  • Umma Party (Hizb al-Umma)
  • Democratic Unionist Party
  • Sudanese Communist Party
  • Sudanese Ba'ath Party

Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (28%)

  • 28% to southerners

Other Black political parties (6%)

  • United Democratic Sudan Forum
  • Union of Sudan African Parties 1
  • Union of Sudan African Parties 2
  • United Democratic Front
  • South Sudan Democratic Forum/ Democratic Forum for South Sudan
  • Sudan African National Union

Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir, an NCP MP has been the Speaker of the Interim National Assembly since 2001. Hassan Abdallah al-Turabi was the previous speaker from 1996 until he stripped of the post and placed under arrest after a falling out with President Omar al-Bashir. Mr. Atem Garang of the SPLM is Deputy Speaker.

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