2015 Sudanese general election

General elections were 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.[2] These were the first elections to be held following the secession of South Sudan.[3]

2015 Sudanese general election

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13,126,989 registered voters 50% of the total[1] votes needed to win
Turnout	46.40%
Nominee Omar al-Bashir Party National Congress Popular vote 5,252,478 Percentage 94.05%
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
Legislature Transitional Legislative Council
Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court Chief Justice Nemat Abdullah Khair Court of Cassation Public Court District Courts Town and rural courts
Administrative divisions States Governors Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council Abyei Area Interim Security Force (UNISFA) Districts
Elections Recent elections General: 2010 2015 next Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Mariam al-Mahdi Diplomatic missions of / in Sudan Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Foreign aid
Related topics United Nations (UN) in Sudan Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) African Union and UN in Sudan Darfur operation (UNAMID) Human rights ICC investigation Khartoum massacre investigation National Human Rights Commission
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Incumbent President Omar al-Bashir won the presidential election by a landslide,[4] amid a boycott from the majority of the opposition. The ruling National Congress of Sudan also won a majority in the 426 seat National Assembly.[5]