Council of States (Sudan)

The Council of States of the Republic of Sudan

مجلس الولايات السوداني
Type
Type
History
FoundedAugust 2005
DisbandedMay 2019 (dissolved)
Structure
Seats32[1]
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
19 May 2015[2][3]
Meeting place
Omdurman, Sudan
Website
Republic of Sudan Council of States

The Council of States (مجلس الولايات السوداني, Maǧlis al-Wilāyāt) was the upper house of the parliament of Sudan from 2005 to 2019. It was established as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which aimed to end the long-standing civil war between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in southern Sudan. The CPA provided for the creation of a bicameral National Legislature, consisting of the Council of States and the National Assembly.

The National Legislature, which includes the Council of States,[5][6] was dissolved on 11 April 2019 following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party in a military coup.[7]

However, following the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party in a military coup on 11 April 2019, the National Legislature, including the Council of States, was dissolved. The coup was followed by months of protests and a power struggle between the military and civilian groups, which ultimately resulted in the formation of a transitional government in August 2019.

As part of the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy, a Transitional Legislative Council is to be formed which will function as the legislature of Sudan until elections scheduled for 2022.[8]

In August 2020, a power-sharing agreement was reached between Sudan's military and civilian leaders, which paved the way for the formation of a transitional government with a joint military-civilian ruling council. The agreement also provided for the formation of a new legislative body, the Sovereign Council, which would serve as the country's interim legislative authority until elections could be held.

  1. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SUDAN (Majlis Welayat), ELECTIONS IN 2010". archive.ipu.org.
  2. ^ "The members of the Council of States announced Tuesday, and Fatima Abdel-Mahmoud, the most prominent arrivals". Sudan Tribune (in Arabic). 19 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SUDAN (Majlis Welayat), General information". archive.ipu.org.
  4. ^ The Secretary General CV: Mr. Ali Jeragndy ALnaeem Archived 18 April 2013 at archive.today
  5. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SUDAN (Majlis Welayat), Full text". archive.ipu.org.
  6. ^ "IFES Election Guide - Elections: Sudan Parliament 2015". www.electionguide.org.
  7. ^ Sarah El Sirgany, Nima Elbagir and Yasir Abdullah. "Sudan's President Bashir forced out in military coup". CNN.
  8. ^ "Amendment" (PDF). raisethevoices.org. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.