CHAPTER II INTERIM PROVISIONS FOR THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE Composition of National Legislature Prior to Elections 117 (1) Pending elections, the National Assembly shall be composed of four hundred and fifty members who shall be appointed by the President of the Republic in consultation with the First Vice President, according to the seventy percent and thirty percent north/south ratio, as follows:(a) The National Congress Party shall be represented by fifty two percent (forty nine percent for Northerners and three percent for Southerners), (b) Sudan People’s Liberation Movement shall be represented by twenty eight percent (twenty one percent for Southerners and seven percent for Northerners), (c) Other Northern political forces shall be represented by fourteen percent, (d) Other Southern political forces shall be represented by six percent. (2) Until the elections are held, the representatives of states at the Council of States and observers of Abyei Area shall be appointed by the President of the Republic after consultation within the Presidency and, in the case of Southern Sudan, on the recommendation of the President of Government of Southern Sudan after consultation with state institutions. Interim Provisions for Tenure of the National Legislature 118 (1) Should the outcome of the referendum on self-determination confirm unity, the National Legislature shall complete its tenure in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (2) In the event of a vote for secession by the people of Southern Sudan, the seats of the members and representatives of Southern Sudan in the National Legislature shall be deemed to have fallen vacant and the National Legislature, being so reconstituted, shall complete its tenure to the next elections. 45