IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Sudan

Republic of the Sudan

Chief of State: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR
Head of Government: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR
Assembly: Sudan has a bicameral National Legislature (Majlis Watani) consisting of the Council of States (Majlis Welayat) with 50 seats and the National Assembly (Majlis Watani) with 450 seats.

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system.
In the Council of States (Majlis Welayat) 50 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 6-year terms. Two members are elected by the legislature of each of 25 states. In the National Assembly (Majlis Watani) 450 members are elected by popular vote to serve 6-year terms.
- 60 percent of seats are elected by plurality vote in single-member districts. 15 percent of seats are elected under closed-list proportional representation. Multi-member constituencies correspond to states, and the threshold is 4 percent in each. Finally, 25 percent of seats are elected under closed-list proportional representation from lists that may contain only women. Again, the constituencies correspond to states, and the threshold is 4 percent in each. Following the secession of South Sudan, there are 354 members in the National Assembly.

2016-04-11
Referendum
Votes 3,153,896
Registered -
Turnout -

2015-04-13
Sudanese Presidency
Votes 6,091,412
Registered 13,126,989
Turnout 46.4

2015-04-13
Sudanese National Assembly
Votes 6,091,412
Registered 13,126,989
Turnout 46.4

2011-01-09
Referendum
Votes 3,851,994
Registered 3,932,588
Turnout 97.95

2011-01-09
Referendum
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2010-04-11
Sudanese Council of States
Votes -
Registered 16,281,841
Turnout -

2010-04-11
Sudanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 16,281,841
Turnout -

2010-04-11
Sudanese Presidency
Votes 10,114,310
Registered 16,281,841
Turnout 62.12

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Referendum	2016-04-11	3,153,896	-	-
Sudanese Presidency	2015-04-13	6,091,412	13,126,989	46.4
Sudanese National Assembly	2015-04-13	6,091,412	13,126,989	46.4
Referendum	2011-01-09	3,851,994	3,932,588	97.95
Referendum	2011-01-09	-	-	-
Sudanese Council of States	2010-04-11	-	16,281,841	-
Sudanese National Assembly	2010-04-11	-	16,281,841	-
Sudanese Presidency	2010-04-11	10,114,310	16,281,841	62.12

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