National Assembly of Sudan
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The National Assembly of Sudan 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%)
Other Arab political parties (14%)
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
(28%)
Other Black political parties (6%)
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.
National Legislature of Sudan
The National Legislature is the parliament of Sudan. Sudan is currently in an interim period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the civil war between the Sudanese Government and the southern-based Sudan People's Liberation Movement ...
of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
. The Legislature was previously unicameral. The upper house is the Council of States
Council of States of Sudan
The Council of States is the upper house of the parliament of Sudan. Sudan is currently in an interim period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the civil war between the Sudanese Government and the southern-based Sudan People's...
(Majlis Welayat). Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
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
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
between the Sudanese Government (based in Khartoum
Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
) 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
National Congress (Sudan)
The National Congress or National Congress Party ' is the governing official political party of Sudan. It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level...
Party (52%)
- 49% to northerners
Other Arab political parties (14%)
- Umma Party (Hizb al-Umma)
- Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party (Sudan)The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party...
- Sudanese Communist PartySudanese Communist PartyThe Sudanese Communist Party is a Communist political party in the Republic of Sudan. Founded in 1946, it was a major force in Sudanese politics until 1971, when military ruler Gaafar al-Nimeiry launched a wave of repression against the party after a failed coup implicated...
- Sudanese Ba'ath PartySudanese Ba'ath PartySudanese Ba'ath Party is a political party in Sudan. The party is led by Mohamed Ali Jadin.The party emerged out of a split within the pan-Arab Ba'ath Party. Another Sudanese faction, led by Kamal Boulad remained in the pan-Arab party....
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...
(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 FrontUnited Democratic Front (Sudan)The United Democratic Front is a political party in Sudan led by Peter Abdrhaman Sule. The party is represented in the Interim National Assembly of Sudan and the South Sudan Legislative Assembly, where it holds four seats.-External links:*...
- South Sudan Democratic Forum/ Democratic Forum for South Sudan
- Sudan African National UnionSudan African National UnionThe Sudan African National Union is a political party formed in 1963 by William Deng Nhial and other Sudanese exiles in Uganda. In the late 1960s the party contested elections in Sudan seeking autonomy for South Sudan within a federal structure. The exile branch of the party meanwhile supported...
Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir, an NCP
National Congress
-Parties:*Ethiopia - Oromo National Congress*India - Indian National Congress*Guyana - People's National Congress*Papua New Guinea - People's National Congress Party*South Africa - African National Congress*Sudan - National Congress...
MP has been the Speaker of the Interim National Assembly since 2001. Hassan Abdallah al-Turabi
Hassan al-Turabi
Dr. Hassan 'Abd Allah al-Turabi , commonly called Hassan al-Turabi , is a religious and Islamist political leader in Sudan, who may have been instrumental in institutionalizing sharia in the northern part of the...
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
Omar al-Bashir
Lieutenant General Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the current President of Sudan and the head of the National Congress Party. He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime Minister...
. Mr. Atem Garang of the SPLM
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...
is Deputy Speaker.
Current Composition
Composition of the National Assembly after the 2010 election:| Party | Seats |
| National Congress Party National Congress (Sudan) The National Congress or National Congress Party ' is the governing official political party of Sudan. It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level... (NCP) |
323 |
| Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) | 99 |
| People's Congress | 4 |
| Democratic Unionist Paty Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan) The Democratic Unionist Party is the oldest political party in Sudan.Sudan's first President Ismail al-Azhari was a member of the party when it was known as the National Unionist Party... (DUP) |
4 |
| Federal Umma Party | 9 |
| Umma Party for Reform and Development | 2 |
| Democratic Unionist Party - Origin | 2 |
| Sudan People's Liberation Movement for Democratic Chance (SPLM-DC) | 2 |
| Umma Collective Leadership | 1 |
| National Umma Party | 1 |
| Umma Party Umma Party (Sudan) The National Umma Party Sudan is an Islamic centrist political party in Sudan.-Foundation:In August 1944 Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, leader of the Ansar, met with senior Congress members and tribal leaders to discuss formation of a pro-independence political party that was not associated with... |
1 |
| Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an... |
1 |
| Independents | 3 |
| vacant | 4 |
| total | 450 |