CHAPTER II THE EXECUTIVE OF SOUTHERN SUDAN The President of the Government of Southern Sudan 163 (1) The President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be elected directly by the people of southern Sudan, according to the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan. Such elections shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth by the National Elections Commission. (2) The tenure of office of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be five years commencing from the date of assumption of office; he/she may be re-elected for one additional term only. (2) Should the post of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan fall vacant, pending the elections within sixty days, and swearing in of the President elect, the functions of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be assumed by the Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan. The Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan 164. The Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan.   Southern Sudan Council of Ministers 165 (1) There shall be established a Southern Sudan Council of Ministers to be appointed by the President of Government of Southern Sudan, in consultation with the Vice President and approved by Southern Sudan Assembly. The Government of Southern Sudan shall be established with due regard to the need for inclusiveness in recognition of ethnic, religious diversity and gender. (2) The President and Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be members of Southern Sudan Council of Ministers. 64