ident is both the
chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Lt. Gen. Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR
(since 16 October 1993); First Vice President Ali Uthman Muhammad TAHA
(since 17 February 1998), Second Vice President (Police) Maj. Gen.
George KONGOR AROP (since NA February 1994); note - the president is
both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; note - President BASHIR's
government is dominated by members of Sudan's National Islamic Front
(NIF), a fundamentalist political organization formed from the Muslim
Brotherhood in 1986; in 1998, the NIF created the National Congress as
its legal front; the National Congress/NIF dominates much of
Khartoum's overall domestic and foreign policies; President BASHIR
named a new cabinet on 20 April 1996 which includes members of the
National Islamic Front, serving and retired military officers, and
civilian technocrats; on 8 March 1998, he reshuffled the cabinet and
brought in several former rebel and opposition members as ministers;
he reshuffled his cabinet again on 24 January 2000 but announced few
changes
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 6-17 March 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)
election results: Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR elected president;
percent of vote - Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR 75.7%; note - about forty
other candidates ran for president
note: BASHIR, as chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council for
National Salvation (RCC), assumed power on 30 June 1989 and served
concurrently as chief of state, chairman of the RCC, prime minister,
and minister of defense until 16 October 1993 when he was appointed
president by the RCC; upon its dissolution on 16 October 1993, the
RCC's executive and legislative powers were devolved to the president
and the Transitional National Assembly (TNA), Sudan's appointed
legislative body, which has since been replaced by the National
Assembly elected in March 1996; on 12 December 1999 BASHIR dismissed
the National Assembly during an internal power struggle between the
president and speaker of the Parliament Hasan al-TURABI

Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (400 seats; 275
elected by popular vote, 125 elected by a supra assembly of interest
groups known as the National Congress)
elections: last held 6-17 March 1996 (next scheduled for NA 2000)
election results: NA; the March 1996 elections were held on