Council of States of Sudan

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The Council of States (المجلس الولايات السوداني, Al-Maǧlis al-Wilāyāt as-Sūdāniy) is the upper house of the parliament of Sudan. Sudan is currently in an interim (transitional) period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the civil war between the Sudanese Government (based in Khartoum) and the southern-based Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebel group. The newly formed National Legislature, whose members were chosen in mid-2005, has two chambers. The Council of States (Majlis Welayat) has 50 members who are indirectly elected by state legislatures. All members of the National Legislature serve six-year terms.

Current composition

Composition of the Council after the 2010 election:^[1]

Party	Seats
National Congress Party (NCP)	25
Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)	21
vacant	4
total	50

References

1. ^ Results by the Sudanese Election Commission