2010 Sudanese general election

General elections were held in Sudan between 11 and 15 April 2010, extended from the original end date of 13 April.[1][2][3] The elections were held to elect the President and National Assembly of Sudan, as well as the President and Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan. The election brought to the end the transitional period which began when the decades-long Second Sudanese Civil War ended in 2005.

2010 Sudanese general election

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First party Second party Third party   Leader Omar al-Bashir Yasir Arman Hassan al-Turabi Party National Congress SPLM Popular Congress Seats won 323 99 4 Seat change 32 New New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Hatim al-Sir Sadiq al-Mahdi Others Party Democratic Unionist Party Umma Others Seats won 4 3 13 Seat change New New New

President before election Omar al-Bashir National Congress Elected President Omar al-Bashir National Congress

Politics of Sudan
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 4 August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration (2019–2021)
Executive Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Deputy Chairman Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Cabinet
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Early results on 20 April showed that President Omar al-Bashir's party National Congress was well ahead.[4] On 26 April, full results were announced and al-Bashir was confirmed as the winner by having received 68.24% of the vote.[5]