Sudan
Political System
Country Name:
Republic of the Sudan
Short Name : Sudan
National capital: Khartoum
Independence Day: 1 January 1956
(British Colonization)
Government type: Demogratic
elections held in March 1996 for presidency and parliment (National Assembly).New
constitution put to use in June 1998. Omer El Bashir elected as a new president.
States: Sudan is divided into 26
states (wilayat, singular�wilayat or wilayah*);Each state has its own Governor
(Wali),which is elected by the state assembly,and has some ministers for
education,health,and public affairs.
A'ali an Nil |
Al Bahr al Ahmar |
Al Buhayrat |
Al Jazirah |
Al Khartum |
Nahr an Nil |
Al Qadarif |
Al Wahdah |
An Nil al Abyad |
An Nil al Azraq |
Ash Shamaliyah* |
Bahr al Jabal |
Gharb al Istiwa'iyah |
Gharb Bahr al Ghazal |
Kassala |
Gharb Darfur |
Gharb Kurdufan |
Janub Darfur |
Janub Kurdufan |
Junqali |
Shamal Bahr al Ghazal |
Shamal Darfur |
Shamal Kurdufan |
Sharq al Istiwa'iyah |
Sinnar |
Warab |
National holidays: Independence Day,
1 January (1956) , El Ingaz (Salvation) Revolutione Day ,30 June
head of government:
President elected by popular vote for a five-year
term; election last held 6-17 March 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)
President Lt. General Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir (since 16 October 1993); First Vice
President Ali Othman Muhammad Taha (since 17 February 1998), Second Vice President
(Police) Prof. Mosses Mashar.
note: the president
is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet:
Cabinet appointed by the president;
note�President al-Bashir's government is dominated by members of National
congress, a fundamentalist political party and it's allies.
Legislative branch:
The National Assembly (400 seats; 275 elected
by popular vote, 125 elected by a supraassembly of interest groups known as the National
Congress)
elections: last held 6-17 March 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)
election results: NA; the March 1996 elections were held on a nonparty basis;
parties are banned in the new National Assembly
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court.
judiciary system. |
