Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council

Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
Majlis al-Tansiq Lidual Sharq as-Sudan
	Arabic and English
Chair of ESSCC	rotational
Parent organization	Government of Sudan

The Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council is a body established by the

President of Sudan to appoint one Assistant to the President

from nominees presented by the Eastern Front.

Composition of the council

The council is composed of the following 15 members:

The Speaker of the Assembly of Kassala

The Speaker of the Assembly of Red Sea

The Speaker of the Assembly of Al Qadarif

Three representatives of the Eastern Front
Six representatives from other political groups

The three state Governors chair the proceedings of the council on a rotational basis.

Power-sharing principles of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement

In addition to the establishment of the Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council and the Eastern Sudan Reconstruction and Development Fund, the peace agreement also allocated the following political positions to East Sudanese people:

Federal level

One Assistant to the President
One advisor to the President of Sudan
Two Cabinet Ministers and two State Ministers
Eignt seats of the National Assembly shall be allocated to the Eastern Front

State level

The Deputy-Governor of
Kassala
shall be nominated by the Eastern Front
The Deputy-Governor of
Al Qadarif
shall be nominated by the Eastern Front
One Minister in the executive of
Red Sea
state
Ten seats in the legislative assemblies of each of the three states

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2011-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)