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Following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, elections initially did not play a role in determining the composition of the interim national government, the South Sudan government, or the state legislatures. [3] An out of date national census and, in the case of South Sudan, a complete lack of infrastructure for conducting an election, rendered ...
On 26 April, President Bashir's party National Congress was officially declared the winner after Sudan's election commission announced he received 68% of the votes. [4] [43] While no full parliamentary election results are available, the National Congress Party won 306 of the 450 seats, and the SPLM won 99 seats. 45 seats went to smaller parties.
Several Sudanese election plans followed the Sudanese Revolution of 2019, starting with a plan to hold elections in July 2023 under the 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The December 2022 "Framework Agreement" between civilian and military groups in Sudan scheduled a two-year transition to be followed by elections.
The Sudan National Elections Commission (NEC) was established in 2008 under the National Elections Act as part of a broader framework to reform Sudan's electoral process. . Its formation followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of 2005, which sought to resolve conflicts and establish a more inclusive political environment in the count
[1] [2] The elections were the first in Sudan for over two decades, held in the aftermath of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan of Omar al-Bashir. [3] The election was carried out in precarious security conditions, with ethnic conflicts prevalent in the state. [2]
International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was disappointing and showed its failure to implement a 2018 ...
The 1973 Constitution of Sudan, known at the time as the Permanent Constitution of Sudan, was the first permanent constitution in Sudan introduced under the leadership of President Gaafar Nimeiry. The constitution explicitly identified Islamic law as a primary source of legislation, which was a pivotal shift from previous legal frameworks that ...
Sudan's 1948 election took place while Sudan was still under Anglo–Egyptian rule, with the question of union or separation from Egypt being a major electoral issue. [15] [16] After independence in 1956, the following half century included a mix of national elections, constitutions, coalition governments, coups d'état, involvement in the Chadian Civil War (2005–2010), Islamisation under ...