The National Assembly of the Republic of Sudan المجلس الوطني السوداني |
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5th National Assembly | |
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Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 426 |
Political groups
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National Congress (323) |
Elections | |
Mixed member majoritarian (First past the post for 213 seats, proportional representation for 213 seats, 128 of which are reserved for women) | |
Last election
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13–16 April 2015 |
Last election
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April 2020 |
Website | |
The National Assembly |
National Congress (323)
Democratic Unionist Party (25)
Democratic Unionist Party (Jalal al-Digair) (15)
Other minor parties (44)
Coordinates: 15°37′03.5″N 32°29′15.7″E / 15.617639°N 32.487694°E
The National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني السوداني, Al-Maǧlis al-Waṭaniy) is the lower house of the National Legislature of Sudan. The Legislature was previously unicameral. The upper house is the Council of States (Majlis Welayat).
The current session was elected in 2015.
Sudan was previously in a 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 consisted 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 called for the 450 members of the National Assembly to be appointed according to the following power-sharing formula: