2022 Sudanese general election


General elections are scheduled to be held in Sudan in late 2022 as part of the transition to democracy deal that was reached in July and August 2019. A constitutional convention is expected to be held before the end of the transitional period to draft a permanent constitution that should define the form of government and electoral system.

Constitutional ineligibility constraint

Article 19 of the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration forbids "the chairman and members of the Sovereignty Council and ministers, governors of provinces, or heads of regions" from " in the public elections" planned for late 2022. Article 38. of the declaration states that the chair and members of the Elections Commission are to be appointed by the Sovereignty Council in consultation with the Cabinet.