Sudán - Gobierno - Perfil - 2001

Capital

Khartoum

Independencia

1 Enero 1956 (from Egypt and UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 1 Enero (1956)

Constitución

12 Abril 1973, suspended following coup of 6 Abril 1985; interim constitution of 10 Octubre 1985 suspended following coup of 30 Junio 1989; new constitution implemented on 30 Junio 1998 partially suspended 12 Diciembre 1999 by President BASHIR

Sufragio

17 años de edad; universal, but noncompulsory

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: Presidente Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (desde 16 October 1993); First Vice Presidente Ali Uthman Muhammad TAHA (desde 17 February 1998), Second Vice Presidente Moses MACHAR (desde 12 February 2001); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno

jefe de gobierno: Presidente Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (desde 16 October 1993); First Vice Presidente Ali Uthman Muhammad TAHA (desde 17 February 1998), Second Vice Presidente Moses MACHAR (desde 12 February 2001); note - the president is both the jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the National Congress Party (front for the National Islamic Front or NIF) dominates BASHIR's cabinet

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 13-23 December 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)

election results: Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR 86.5%, Ja'afar Muhammed NUMAYRI 9.6%, three other candidates received less than a combined 4% of the vote

note: BASHIR assumed supreme executive power in 1989 and retained it through several transitional governments in the early and mid-90s before being popularly elected for the first time in March 1996