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Objectives of the Government of National Unity
79 Prior to the elections and notwithstanding Article 70 (1) of this Constitution, the President of the Republic, in consultation with the First Vice President, shall form a Government of National Unity, which shall implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, reflecting the need for inclusiveness, the promotion of national unity and the protection of national sovereignty.
Allocation of Seats of Government of National Unity
80 The seats of the Government of National Unity shall be allocated according to the seventy percent to thirty percent North/South ratio, as follows:-
(a) the National Congress Party shall be represented by fifty two percent (forty-nine percent for Northerners and three percent for Southerners),
(b) the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement shall be represented by twenty eight percent (twenty-one percent for Southerners and seven percent for Northerners),
(c) other Northern Political forces shall be represented by fourteen percent,
(d) other Southern Political forces shall be represented by six percent.
Sharing of National Ministerial Portfolios
81 Portfolios in the National Council of Ministers, as clustered in Appendix (D) of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, shall be shared equitably and qualitatively in accordance with the provisions of Article 80 above.
Duties of the Government of National Unity
82 The Government of National Unity shall undertake the following duties:-
(a) administration and functioning of the State and the formulation and implementation of national policies in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution,
(b) establishment of a decentralized democratic system of governance taking into account the cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, and linguistic diversity and gender equality,
(c) implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in a manner that makes the unity of the Sudan an attractive option especially to the people of Southern Sudan, and pave the way for the exercise of the right of self-determination according to Part Sixteen of this Constitution,
(d) implementation of an information campaign throughout the Sudan in all national languages to popularize the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, foster national unity, reconciliation and mutual understanding,
(e) taking all necessary measures to ensure that peace and stability prevail throughout the country,
(f) devising a comprehensive solution that addresses economic and social problems, replacing conflict not just with peace, but also with social, political and economic justice and respect the fundamental freedoms and rights of the people of the Sudan,
(g) formulation of a repatriation, relief, rehabilitation, resettlement, reconstruction and development plan to address the needs of the areas affected by the conflict and redress the imbalances in development and resource allocation |
