Sudan del Sud Profilo Governo

nome: Juba

coordinate geografiche: 04 51 N, 31 37 E

differenza di tempo: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

9 Luglio 2011 (from Sudan)

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 9 Luglio (2011)

history: previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 Luglio 2011, effective 9 Luglio 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011)

amendments: proposed by the National Legislature or by the president of the republic; passage requires submission of the proposal to the Legislature at least one month prior to consideration, approval by at least two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature, and assent of the president; amended 2013, 2015, 2018 (2018)

18 anni; universal

capo dello stato: Presidente Salva KIIR Mayardit (da allora 9 July 2011); First Vice Presidente Taban Deng GAI (da allora 26 July 2016); Second Vice Presidente James Wani IGGA (da allora 26 April 2016); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo

capo di governo: Presidente Salva KIIR Mayardit (da allora 9 July 2011); First Vice Presidente Taban Deng GAI (da allora 26 July 2016); Second Vice Presidente James Wani IGGA (da allora 26 April 2016)

cabinet: National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly

elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next election scheduled for 2015 postponed to 2018 and again to 2021)

election results: Salva KIIR Mayardit elected president; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit (SPLM) 93%, Lam AKOL (SPLM-DC) 7%