1998 Sudanese constitutional referendum

1998 Sudanese constitutional referendum

27 May 1998

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	10,472,888	96.97%
No	326,732	3.03%
Valid votes	10,799,620	98.76%
Invalid or blank votes	135,409	1.24%
Total votes	10,935,029	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	11,935,029	91.62%

Politics of Sudan


Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 1956 Transitional Constitution 1973 Constitution 4 August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration
Executive Presidency Transitional Sovereignty Council President: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Vice-president: Malik Agar Prime Minister Kamil Idris Cabinet Kamil Idris government
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Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court Chief Justice Nemat Abdullah Khair Court of Cassation Public Court District Courts Town and rural courts
Administrative divisions States Governors Abyei Area Interim Security Force (UNISFA) Regions Darfur Regional Government Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council Districts
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Related topics United Nations (UN) in Sudan Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) African Union and UN in Sudan Darfur operation (UNAMID) Human rights ICC investigation Khartoum massacre investigation National Human Rights Commission

A constitutional referendum was held in Sudan on 27 May 1998. A new Constitution of Sudan was approved by 97% of voters, with turnout reported to be 92%. It was signed into law on 30 June.