National Legislature (South Sudan)

Transitional National Legislature of South Sudan
Transitional National Legislature of South Sudan
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Transitional Council of States; (upper house)Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly; (lower house)
History
Founded	2011
Preceded by	Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker of the Transitional Council of States	Deng Deng Akon, SPLM-IO ; since 2 August 2021
Speaker of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly	Jemma Nunu Kumba, SPLM ; since 2 August 2021
Structure
Seats	650 Transitional Council of States: 100; Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly: 550;
Transitional Council of States political groups	SPLM (46); SPLM-IO (27); SSOA (10); Independents (9); Vacant (8);
Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly political groups	SPLM (332); SPLM-IO (128); SSOA (50); Independents (30); Former detainees (10);
Elections
Transitional Council of States voting system	Coming soon: Indirect election
Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly voting system	Coming soon: 158 seats are elected by First-past-the-post; 110 seats reserved for women are elected by Closed list proportional representation using divisor method; 47 seats unreserved are elected by Closed list proportional representation using divisor method; 17 seats are appointed by the President;
Last Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly election	11–15 April 2010 (elections to the preceding Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly)
Next Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly election	22 December 2026
Meeting place
	Ministries Complex; Juba; South Sudan
Website
	http://nla.gov.ss/

The Transitional National Legislature of South Sudan is the legislative branch of the government of South Sudan. It consists of two chambers:

The National Legislature has its seat in Juba, South Sudan.