Allocation of Seats of Government of National Unity
80 The seats of the Government of National Unity shall be allocated
according to the seventy percent to 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) the 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.
Sharing of National Ministerial Portfolios
81 Portfolios in the National Council of Ministers, as clustered in
Appendix (D) of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, shall be
shared equitably and qualitatively in accordance with the
provisions of Article 80 above.
Duties of the Government of National Unity
82 The Government of National Unity shall undertake the following
duties:(a) administration and functioning of the State and the
formulation and implementation of national policies in
accordance with the provisions of this Constitution,
(b) establishment of a decentralized democratic system of
governance taking into account the cultural, ethnic, racial,
religious, and linguistic diversity and gender equality,
(c) implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in a
manner that makes the unity of the Sudan an attractive option
especially to the people of Southern Sudan, and pave the
way for the exercise of the right of self-determination
according to Part Sixteen of this Constitution,
(d) implementation of an information campaign throughout the
Sudan in all national languages to popularize the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement, foster national unity,
reconciliation and mutual understanding,
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