Council of States (Sudan)

The Council of States of the Republic of Sudan مجلس الولايات السوداني
Type
Type	Upper House of the National Legislature of Sudan
Leadership
Speaker	Adam Hamid Musa, National Congress
Secretary General	Ali Jeragandy AL-Naeem, National Congress Since 2013
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	NCP (25)      SPLM (21)      Vacant (4)
Website
Republic of Sudan Council of States

     NCP (25)
     SPLM (21)

The Council of States (مجلس الولايات السوداني, Maǧlis al-Wilāyāt) is the upper house of the parliament of Sudan. Sudan is currently in an interim (transitional) period following the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on 9 January 2005 that officially ended the civil war between the Sudanese Government (based in Khartoum) and the southern-based Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) rebel group. The newly formed National Legislature, whose members were chosen in mid-2005, has two chambers. The Council of States (Majlis Welayat) has 50 members who are indirectly elected by state legislatures. All members of the National Legislature serve six-year terms.

Composition of the Council after the 2010 election: