National Legislative Assembly (South Sudan)
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Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
First Deputy Speaker | |
Clerk | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 550 |
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Political groups | SPLM (332) SPLM-IO (128) |
| Elections | |
Last election | Juba South Sudan |
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| Constitution |
The Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly is the
Transitional National Legislature of South Sudan
.
Composition
2011–2016
Following independence in 2011, the National Legislative Assembly comprises:
- all persons who were members of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly; and
- all South Sudanese who were members of the National Assembly of Sudan, by virtue of their membership in that Assembly.
Members of the
National Legislature
.
2016–2021
As a result of a peace agreement that came into effect in 2015, the National Legislative Assembly was reconstituted as the Transitional National Legislative Assembly with 400 members.[1] The membership is as follows:
- 332 members of the former National Legislative Assembly
- 50 members representing the armed opposition
- 17 members representing other parties and groups
- 1 member representing former detainees
2021–present
As a result of a peace agreement that came into effect in February 2020, a new Transitional National Legislative Assembly with 550 members was nominated in May 2021.[1] The membership is as follows:[2]
- 332 members of the former National Legislative Assembly (mainly from Sudan People's Liberation Movement)
- 128 members representing the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
- 50 members representing South Sudan Opposition Alliance
- 30 members representing other opposition groups
- 10 members representing former detainees
Speakers of the National Assembly
| Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wani Igga | 2011 | August 2013 | [3][4] |
Manasseh Magok Rundial
|
August 2013 | 4 August 2016 | [5][6] |
| Anthony Lino Makana | 4 August 2016 | 8 December 2019 | [7][6] |
Obuch Ojok
|
16 December 2019 | May 2021 | [8] |
| Jemma Nunu Kumba | 2 August 2021 | Incumbent | [9] |
Role
The Transitional National Legislative Assembly exercises the following functions:[10]
- overseeing the performance of the National Government institutions;
- approving plans, programmes and policies of the National Government;
- approving budgets;
- ratifying international treaties, conventions and agreements;
- adopting resolutions on matters of public concern;
- summoning Ministers to answer questions of members of the Assembly on matters related to their ministries;
- interrogating Ministers about their performance or the performance of their ministries;
- approving appointments as required by the Transitional Constitution or the law;
- casting a vote of no confidence against the Vice President and any Minister;
- enacting legislation to regulate the conditions and terms of service of the Judiciary and its oversight mechanisms; and
- performing any other function as determined by the Transitional Constitution or the law.
See also
- Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly – the preceding assembly 2005–2011
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "South Sudan's President establishes new 550-member transitional legislative national assembly".
- ISBN 978-1-84701-094-0.
- ^ "Elections for speakership should be through secret ballot – nominee". May 25, 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-78672-005-4.
- ^ a b "thenationmirror.com - thenationmirror Resources and Information". www.thenationmirror.com.
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SOUTH SUDAN (Al-Majlis Al-Tachirii), General information". archive.ipu.org.
- ^ "South Sudan's parliament endorses new speaker". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "South Sudan". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. 5 July 2018.
- ^ Art. 57 of the Interim Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan