1986 Sudanese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Sudan between 1 and 12 April 1986. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since 1968, and saw a victory for the Umma Party, which emerged as the single largest party with 100 of the 260 filled seats in the National Assembly. No party emerged with a majority; the Umma Party formed a coalition government.
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260 of the 301 seats to the National Assembly Elections delayed in 41 seats | |||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 3,948,544 (67.5%) | ||||||||||||||||
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Party with the most seats by region Umma Party
Democratic Unionist Party
National Islamic Front
Progressive People's Party
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Politics of Sudan |
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Member State of the Arab League |
The election took place amidst the Second Sudanese Civil War, and voting was postponed indefinitely in 41 seats in Southern Sudan due to security concerns. Voter turnout was 67.5%. The election was among the freest and fairest elections in Africa up to that time.
To date, these are the last free elections held in Sudan.
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