The Sudanese Legislative Authority — Parliament

The legislative authority is one of the three authorities in the Sudanese system of government, and it is the institution tasked with enacting and passing laws and monitoring the performance of the executive authority. The Sudanese parliamentary experience began in 1910 with the formation of the Governor-General's Council to discuss and pass laws, regulations and orders, then the Advisory Council for Northern Sudan was established (1943–1948) with thirty members from tribal leaders and religious men headed by the Governor-General, followed by the first Legislative Assembly in the period 1948–1953, whose membership reached 79 members headed by Mohamed Saleh Al-Shinqiti.

The elections of 1953 — the first general elections in the country — paved the way for the Parliament of 1954–1957, consisting of the Senate (50 members, headed by Ahmed Mohamed Yes and then Mohamed Al-Hassan Diab) and the House of Representatives (97 members, headed by Babiker Awadallah), and from within this Parliament Sudan's independence was declared on December 19, 1955, and the Nile Waters Agreement was passed in it. In 1965 the first Constituent Assembly was formed, women were granted for the first time the right to vote and to stand for election and entered Parliament, and the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years.

Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Interim Constitution of 2005, the legislative authority was transformed into a National Legislative Authority of two chambers: the National Assembly (426 members, a five-year term of membership, under a mixed electoral system) and the Council of States, headquartered in Omdurman. Parliament was dissolved on April 11, 2019 following the overthrow of President Omar Al-Bashir, and the anticipated Transitional Legislative Council was not formed, so since the constitutional amendments in February 2025 a "Transitional Legislative Authority" consisting of members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers has acted as the legislative authority temporarily.

(Sources: Wikipedia — "Sudanese National Assembly" and "Sudanese National Legislative Authority"; Sudars website — Evolution of the System of Government in Sudan; International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IDEA — Sudan's Constitutional Path 1953–2023)

— Editorial Team