Legislative Branch Reform – 2008

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Legislative Branch Reform – 2008

2008

Intermediate Implementation Intermediate implementation

The legislative reform provided in the 2005 CPA was to be complete once elections took place. In this regard, some progress was made in 2008. Most importantly, the National Assembly on 7 July 2008 passed the National Elections Act 2008 and the National Assembly endorsed the members of the National Elections Commission (NEC) in November 2008.1 President Bashir was committed for the 2009 general elections.2

  1. “The CPA Monitor-Monthly report on the Implementation of the CPA,” UNMIS, February 2009.
  2. “Beshir Cows Sudan Elections on Time,” Agence France Presse, August 3, 2008.