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Democracy Ratings
| Freedom House 2018 |
Score: 7 out of 7 (where lower scores are more democratic) |
Freedom Status: Not Free |
|---|---|---|
| EIU Democracy Index 2017 |
Score: 2.15 out of 10 (where higher scores are more democratic) |
World Ranking: 155 |
| Polity IV 2016 |
Score: -4 (from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic) |
Category: Closed Anocracy |
Political System
| System of Government | Presidential |
|---|---|
| Presidential Electoral System | Two-round system |
| Last Presidential Election | 2015 |
| Next Presidential Election | 2020 |
| Presidential Term Limits | Two, five-year terms |
| System of Appointment to Legislature | Lower Chamber: Multi-member constituencies through first past the post system
Single- and multi-member constituencies through proportional representation Remaining seats are reserved for women Upper Chamber: indirectly elected through state legislatures |
| Last Legislative Election |
2015 |
| Next Legislative Election |
2020 |
| Number of Seats in Legislature | Lower Chamber: 450Upper Chamber: 50 |
| Female quota, representation in lower house | Yes: reserved seats |
Results
| Last presidential election (2015) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd round not needed | |
| Omar al-Bashir | 94.05 | |
| Fadl el-Sayed Shuiab | 1.43 | |
| Fatima Abdel Mahmoud | 0.85 | |
| Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed | 0.76 | |
| Abdul Mahmoud Abdul Jabar Rahamtalla | 0.74 | |
| Hamdi Hassan Ahmed | 0.32 | |
| Mohamed Ahmed Abdul Gadir Al Arbab | 0.30 | |
| Yasser Yahiya Salih Abdul Gadir | 0.30 | |
| Khairi Bakhit | 0.21 | |
| Adel Dafalla Jabir | 0.17 | |
| Mohamed Awad Al Barow | 0.17 | |
| Asad Al Nil Adel Yassin Al Saafi | 0.17 | |
| Alam Al Huda Ahmed Osman Mohamed Ali | 0.15 | |
| Ahmed Al Radhi Jadalla Salem | 0.14 | |
| Isaam Al Ghali Tajj Eddin Ali | 0.14 | |
| Omar Awad Al Karim Hussein Ali | 0.11 | |
| Last legislative election (2015) | ||
| Party | Votes (%) | Seats |
| National Congress | 83.37% | 107 |
| Democratic Unionist Party–Original | 4.82% | 6 |
| Collective Leadership Umma Party | – | – |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2.65% | 3 |
| Federal Umma Party | 2.07% | 3 |
| Freedom and Justice Party | 0.71% | 1 |
| United Umma Party | 1.23% | 2 |
| Umma Reform and Development Party | 0.87% | 1 |
| National Umma Party | – | – |
| Federal Truth Party | 0.64% | 1 |
| National Bond Party | 0.83% | 1 |
| National Freedom and Justice Party | – | – |
| Constitution Party | 0.77% | 1 |
| Movement for Justice and Equality Party | 0.36% | 0 |
| National Reform Party | 0.58% | 1 |
| Popular Forces for Rights and Democracy Movement Party | 0.53% | 1 |
| Justice Party | – | – |
| National Movement for Peace and Development Party | 0.28% | 0 |
| Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union | – | – |
| People’s Movement Party | 0.30% | 0 |
| Sudanese National Front Party | – | – |
| Sudanese Socialist Union Party al-Maywa | – | – |
| Centre Party for Justice and Development | – | – |
| General Federation of North and South Funj | – | – |
| Ana al-Sudan | – | – |
| Black Free | – | – |
| Independents | – | – |