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south suDan*

H.E. Prof. Abednego Akok Kacuol,
Chairman, National Elections Commission

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Jumhuriyat as-Sudan (Republic of Sudan)
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Bicameral
Presidential Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation Al-Watani (Council of States) Al-Majlis Al-Tachirii
President Salva KIIR Mayardit (National Legislative Assembly)
4. Head of government Designation 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
President Salva KIIR Mayardit
nominated
5. Capital South Sudan has a bicameral National Legislature
Khartoum consisting of the Council of States with 50 seats
and the National Legislative Assembly with 332
6. Currency seats.
Sudanese Pound (SDG)
4. Popular House
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, National Legislative Assembly
Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bvi- 5. Type of Electoral System
ri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi,
Baka, Fertit PArt iii
8. Date of Independence ELECtorAL sYstEM
1 January 1956 (from the UK).
9. Date of adoption of Democratic (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
Constitution
The new Constitution was ratified on 12 July 1995, 1. Name of the EMB(S)
and promulgated on 8 October 1995 National Elections Commission

10. Language (s)
English (official) 2. Nature of EMB
Independent
11. Literacy Levels
Male: 40.26% Female: 28.86% 3. No. of Members in EMB
Total: 34.52% (2018) 9

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