| Parliament name |
The National Legislature |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis Watani / National Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Majlis Welayat / Council of States
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| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
14 July 2008
National Elections Act 2008 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 354 |
| Constituencies |
There are 25 constituencies corresponding to the country's 25 states.
Majority system: 25 multi-member constituencies comprising between two and 36 seats each;
Proportional representation system: for the 112 seats reserved for women, there is one single-member constituency and 24 multi-member constituencies (from two to 15 seats each); for the remaining 68 seats, there are six single-member constituencies and 19 multi-member constituencies (from two to nine seats each). |
| Voting system |
Mixed:
450 members directly elected, of whom:
- No more than 60 per cent (270 members) are elected under the majority vote from constituencies;
- No less than 40 per cent (180 members) are elected under the proportional representation (PR) system using party lists.
- Both individuals and political parties may participate in the election under the majority system. Only political parties may participate in the PR system. No less than 50 per cent of the names on the party list must be women. The names of the candidates on a party list shall be ranked in order of election with names of the male and female candidates alternating from top to bottom.
- Each voter casts one vote for one candidate under the majority vote and one party list under the PR system.
- Under the majority system, the candidate with the highest number of valid votes in each constituency is declared elected.
- Under the PR system, party lists which obtain over five per cent of the valid votes are entitled to win parliamentary representation. Seats are proportionally attributed to parties that surpass the threshold on the basis of the largest divider.
- The Election Commission first determines the number of women required to be elected under the PR system by subtracting the female candidates elected under the majority system. When attributing seats to each party under the PR system, the Election Commission ensures that at least 25 per cent of the total elected members (112) are women. It attributes the rest of the seats to the remaining candidates - both men and women - on each party list in the order in which they appear on the list. In cases where a sufficient number of women is elected under the majority system, the seats under the PR system will be attributed to the candidates in the order in which they appear on the list.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- Sudanese nationality
- age: 18 years old
- registration in the electoral register
- persons of sound mind
Note: Overseas citizens may be registered in the electoral register for the presidential elections and referenda but not for parliamentary elections. |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- Sudanese nationality
- age: 21 years old
- persons of sound mind
- being literate
- persons who have not been convicted of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude during the seven years prior o the nomination
- persons who are not a member of Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly or its Government or a member of a state legislature or its government, or a member of the National Council of Ministers. |
| Incompatibilities |
N/A |
| Candidacy requirements |
For the majority system:
- Nomination by at least 150 registered voters in the constituency
- Candidature must be submitted between 60 and 50 days prior to elections
- Candidature can be submitted by individuals
- Candidature can be submitted by political parties
- Deposit of 150 Sudanese pounds (US $ 60), reimbursable if the candidate obtains at least 10 per cent of valid votes in the constituency concerned or if he/she withdraws at least 30 days before polling day.
For the Proportional Representation system:
- Candidature by political parties
- Candidature must be submitted between 60 and 50 days prior to elections
- Deposit of 100 Sudanese pounds (US $ 40) per candidate, reimbursable if the party obtains at least 5 per cent of the valid votes in the constituency concerned or if the party withdraws the list at least 30 days before polling day. In cases where the party includes its candidates under the majority system in the party list, it is not required to pay a second deposit under the proportional representation system. |
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