Sudan 2019 Constitution

Chapter 7. Transitional Legislative Council

24. Composition of the Transitional Legislative Council

1. The Transitional Legislative Council is an independent legislative authority. It may not be dissolved. The number of members therein shall not exceed three hundred members, provided that consideration shall be given to represent all forces participating in the change, except for members of the National Congress and the political forces that participated in the former regime until its downfall.
2. The participation of women must not be less than 40% of the Transitional Legislative Council’s members.
3. 67% of the members of the Transitional Legislative Council are selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change, and 33% are selected by the other forces that did not sign the Freedom and Change Declaration. The latter shall be specified and each force’s proportion in the Council determined in consultation between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the military members of the Sovereignty Council.
4. The Transitional Legislative Council is formed and begins to exercise its duties in a period not exceeding 90 days from the date on which this Charter is signed.
5. In forming the Transitional Legislative Council, consideration shall be given to the components of Sudanese society, including political, civil and professional forces, Sufi orders, native administrations, and armed movements that signed and those that did not sign the Freedom and Change Declaration, as well as other components of Sudanese society.

25. Competencies, Powers and Term of Office of the Transitional Legislative Council

1. The Transitional Legislative Council has the following competencies and powers:
   1. Enacting laws and legislation;
   2. Overseeing the performance of the Cabinet, holding it accountable, and withdrawing confidence therefrom or from any of its members, if necessary;
   3. Approving the general budget of the state;
   4. Ratifying bilateral, regional and international agreements and treaties;
   5. Enacting legislation and regulations organizing its activities and selecting the Council’s Speaker, Deputy Speaker and its specialized committees;
2. In the event confidence is withdrawn from the Prime Minister, the Transitional Legislative Council names the Prime Minister, who is confirmed by the Sovereignty Council;
3. Until the Transitional Legislative Council is formed, the Council’s powers are invested in the members of the Sovereignty Council and the Cabinet, who exercise them in a joint meeting, and who take decisions by consensus or by a two-thirds majority of members.
4. Decisions of the Transitional Legislative Council are issued by simple majority;
5. The term of the Transitional Legislative Council concludes at the end of the transitional period.

26. Conditions of Membership in the Transitional Legislative Council

Members in the Transitional Legislative Council shall meet the following conditions:

1. He is a Sudanese national by birth;
2. He is not less than twenty-one years of age;
3. He possesses integrity and competence;
4. He has not been convicted by a final ruling from a competent court of a crime relating to honor, trustworthiness, or financial responsibility;
5. He must be able to read and write.

27. Loss of Membership in the Transitional Legislative Council

1. A member of the Legislative Council loses his position for any of the following reasons:
   1. Resignation and its acceptance by the Transitional Legislative Council;
   2. Dismissal by the Transitional Legislative Council, in accordance with the regulations organizing its work;
   3. Conviction by a final ruling from a competent court of a crime related to honor, trustworthiness or financial responsibility;
   4. Illness that prevents him from performing his duties, in accordance with a medical report issued by a legally accredited body;
   5. Death;
   6. Loss of one of the membership conditions set forth in Article 26.
2. In the event the seat of a member of the Transitional Legislative Council is vacant, the entity that originally nominated such member selects a replacement member, who is approved by the Sovereignty Council. If this is impossible, the Transitional Legislative Council selects a replacement member.

28. Oath of the Speaker and Members of the Transitional Legislative Council

The Speaker and Members of the Transitional Legislative Council swear the following oath:

“I ………….. swear by Almighty God, as Speaker / member of the Transitional Legislative Council that I will be sincere and faithful in my loyalty to the Republic of Sudan, and that I will perform my duties and responsibilities with seriousness, trustworthiness and transparency for the advancement, prosperity and progress of the Sudanese people. I swear that I am committed, and will protect and preserve the Transitional Constitutional Charter, that I will observe the laws of the Republic of Sudan, and that I will defend the sovereignty of the country. I swear that I will work for its unity, that I will strengthen the pillars of democratic governance, and that I will protect the dignity and honor of the people of Sudan. With God as my witness.”