|
General elections was held in Sudan on 13-16 April 2015 to elect the President and the National Assembly. They were originally scheduled for 2 April, but were delayed by eleven days.〔(Sudan postpones April elections by 11 days: elections committee ) Reuters, 20 December 2014〕 These were the first elections to be held following the secession of South Sudan.〔 Incumbent President Omar al-Bashir won the presidential election by a landslide, amid a boycott from the majority of the opposition. The ruling National Congress party also won a majority in the 426 seat National Assembly. ==Electoral system== The President is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gains a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off will be held.〔(Election for President ) IFES〕 The members of the National Assembly are elected by three methods; some members are elected by majority voting in multi-member constituencies based on the 18 states and containing between two and 36 seats. Some seats are elected by proportional representation in single-member constituencies and multi-member constituencies, with an electoral threshold of 5%. At least 50% of candidates on each party's list have to be female, with alternating male and female candidates on the list. The remaining seats are reserved for women.〔(Electoral system ) IPU〕 Voters cast two votes; one for a candidate in the majority system, and one for a party contesting the proportional representation seats.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sudanese general election, 2015」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|