Vacancy of the Office of the First Vice President before Elections
68 Should the office of the First Vice President fall vacant prior to
elections, it shall be filled by the nominee of the Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement within two weeks of the occurrence of that
vacancy.
Interim Provisions for Tenure of Office of the President
and the First Vice President
69 (1) Should the outcome of the referendum on self-determination
confirm unity, the President of the Republic and the First Vice
President shall complete the tenure of their offices.
(2) In the event of a vote for secession by the people of Southern
Sudan, the President of the Republic shall continue in office if
he/her is from the North; however, if the President is from the
South he/she shall be deemed to have resigned and the First
Vice President shall assume the office of the President of the
Republic to complete the tenure to the next elections.
CHAPTER IV
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Composition and Competences of the National Council of
Ministers
70 (1) The President of the Republic shall, after consultation within
the Presidency, appoint the National Council of Ministers.
(2) The President of the Republic and the two Vice Presidents
shall be members of the National Council of Ministers.
(3) Without prejudice to the powers vested in the President of the
Republic and the Presidency under this Constitution,
decisions of the Council of Ministers shall prevail over all
other executive decisions.
(4) The National Council of Ministers shall be the national
executive authority in the State in accordance with the
provisions of this Constitution and the law; its decisions shall
be adopted by consensus or by simple majority.
(5) There shall be national State ministers appointed by the
President of the Republic, after consultation within the
Presidency; they shall assist the national ministers and may
act in their absence.
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