2010 Sudanese general election

General elections were held in Sudan between 11 and 15 April 2010, extended from the original end date of 13 April. The elections were held to elect the President and National Assembly of Sudan, as well as the President and Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan. The election brought to the end the transitional period which began when the decades-long Second Sudanese Civil War ended in 2005.

11–15 April 2010

Presidential election


Nominee	Omar al-Bashir	Yasir Arman
Party	National Congress	SPLM–North
Popular vote	6,901,694	2,193,826
Percentage	68.24%	21.69%

President before election

Omar al-Bashir
National Congress

Elected President

Omar al-Bashir
National Congress

National Assembly election

Party	Leader	Seats	+/–
National Congress	Omar al-Bashir	324	−27
SPLM	Salva Kiir	99	New
PCP	Hassan al-Turabi	4	New
DUP	Hatim al-Sir	4	New
Umma Federal	Ahmad Babiker Nahar	3	New
Umma Renewal & Reform	Mubarak al Mahdi	3	New
DUP–Original		1	New
SPLM–Democratic Change	Lam Akol	2	New
Muslim Brotherhood		1	New
NUP	Sadiq al-Mahdi	1	New
Umma Collective Leadership	Sadiq al-Hadi	1	New
Independents	–	3	−2

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Politics of Sudan


Member State of the Arab League
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Executive Presidency Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Deputy Chairman: Malik Agar Prime Minister Osman Hussein (acting) Cabinet
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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 Abyei Area Interim Security Force (UNISFA) Regions Darfur Regional Government Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council Districts
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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

Early results on 20 April showed that President Omar al-Bashir's party National Congress was well ahead. On 26 April, full results were announced and al-Bashir was confirmed as the winner by having received 68.24% of the vote.

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