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On 26 April, President Bashir's party National Congress was officially declared the winner after Sudan's election commission announced he received 68% of the votes. [4] [43] While no full parliamentary election results are available, the National Congress Party won 306 of the 450 seats, and the SPLM won 99 seats. 45 seats went to smaller parties.
The result was a victory for Salva Kiir of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, who received almost 93% of the vote. [1] The winners of these elections would later continue in office upon South Sudan's independence after a referendum in 2011. As of 2024, these are the last South Sudanese elections.
The Sudanese gubernatorial elections took place on 11–15 April 2010, alongside the wider Sudanese general election, to elect the Governors of the states of Sudan.. The election produced few unexpected upsets, with NCP candidates winning all Northern States, and SPLM candidates winning all of Sudan's Southern States with the notable exception of Western Equatoria; where an Independent ...
In the election of 2010, there were two presidential elections, one for the Presidency of the Republic of Sudan and one for the Presidency of the Government of Southern Sudan. Elections for the unicameral, 360-member National Assembly were last held in April 2015. The National Legislature whose members were chosen in mid-2005 had two chambers.
For the parliamentary elections (whether to the National Assembly, the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly or the State Legislative Assemblies) the electoral legislation adopted in July 2008 stipulated a mixed electoral system - 60% of parliamentarians would be elected from single-member First Past the Post geographic constituencies.
Western Equatoria gubernatorial election, 2010 [2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent: Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro: 78,563 45.99 SPLM: Jemma Nunu Kumba: 73,057 42.76 UDSF: Abbas Bullen Ajalla Bambey 8,815 5.16 Independent: Natale Ukele Alex Kimbo 5,510 3.23 National Congress: Awad Kisanga Said Ahmed 4,893 2.86 Total votes 170,838 : 100.0 ...
A year later in 2012 during the Heglig Crisis Sudan would achieve victory against South Sudan, a war over oil-rich regions between South Sudan's Unity and Sudan's South Kordofan states. The events would later be known as the Sudanese Intifada , which would end only in 2013 after al-Bashir promised he would not seek re-election in 2015.
[159] [160] It had been suggested that by holding and winning a legitimate presidential elections in 2010, al-Bashir had hoped to evade the ICC's warrant for his arrest. [161] On 26 April, he was officially declared the winner after Sudan's election commission announced he had received 68% of the votes cast in the election. [162]