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Sudan Sudan

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): a. Head of State is the Head of Government
c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President is both the head of state and the head of government. There shall be a President for the Republic of the Sudan to be directly elected by the people in national elections. The Presidential candidate who wins more than 50% of the total votes of the polling electorate shall be the President elect. Where the percentage is not attained, there shall be a run-off election between the two presidential candidates who have obtained the highest number of votes.
Source: The Interim National Constitution of 2005, art. 52, 54 & 70: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ba749762.html (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: b. Directly elected in general elections, absolute majority (with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President is both the head of state and the head of government, directly elected by absolute majority of votes.
Source: The Interim National Constitution of 2005, art. 52, 54 & 70: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ba749762.html (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: The Interim National Constitution of 2005, art. 51 - 64: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ba749762.html (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: b. Two chambers
Comments: The national legislature is composed of two chambers: the National Assembly and the Council of States.
Source: The Interim National Constitution of 2005, art. 83: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ba749762.html (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): e. Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: 25% of the women members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the State level from separate and closed party lists. 15% of members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the State level from separate and closed party lists. 60% of the members shall be elected to represent geographical constituencies at the level of the State concerned. In this case, the candidate with the highest number of valid votes in each geographical constituency shall be declared the winner.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 31, 32: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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