Political developments in Sudan
This article is about recent and past political developments in Sudan. For the Sudan government, see
Government of Sudan .
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Currently, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a federal provisional government . Previously, a president was head of state , head of government , and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a de jure multi-party system . Legislative power was officially vested in both the government and in the two chambers, the National Assembly (lower) and the Council of States (higher), of the bicameral National Legislature . The judiciary is independent and obtained by the Constitutional Court.[1] However, following a deadly civil war and the still ongoing genocide in Darfur , Sudan was widely recognized as a totalitarian state where all effective political power was held by President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party (NCP).[2] [3] [4] [5] However, al-Bashir and the NCP were ousted in a military coup which occurred on April 11, 2019.[6] [7] The government of Sudan was then led by the Transitional Military Council or TMC.[9] [10] [11] On 20 August 2019, the TMC dissolved giving its authority over to the Sovereignty Council of Sudan , who were planned to govern for 39 months until 2022, in the process of transitioning to democracy . However, the Sovereignty Council and the Sudanese government were dissolved in October 2021.[12]
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