Government of National Unity (GoNU Sample Clauses

Government of National Unity (GoNU. The CPA created a complex system of power-sharing provisions aimed at addressing three major aspects at the heart of the dispute between the North and the South.163 First, it created an asymmetrical federation in which the South was represented in a GoNU. Sudan‟s Vice- Presidency and 28% of all cabinet posts were assigned to the SPLM/A. In addition, the South was granted a considerable degree of self-government. Crucially, the CPA allowed the South to maintain the SPLA and during the CPA‟s interim period from 2005-2011, it comprised roughly 150,000 soldiers. This was only one of the trappings of autonomy the South enjoyed during the interim period, during which it established its own institutions, ministries and representation abroad. Judicial and legislative structures were established and reinforced in the North and South. All institutions were supposed to be democratically legitimated, but elections were held only on April 2010, that is, one year after schedule. The CPA states that democratic elections were to be held throughout Sudan by July 2009 by the latest. This delay in the first multi-party national elections for 24-years meant that the power-sharing system created by the CPA was neither endorsed nor democratically tested for over 5-years after the signing of the peace agreement. When elections were finally held most citizens were disillusioned by the pace of implementation of the agreement and few had any doubt that the South was heading towards independence.164 The elections were deeply flawed and felt short of international standards. They essentially reaffirmed the status quo, which left the NCP dominating in the North and the SPLM/A victorious almost across the board in the South. Little changed as a result, and the stage was set for the January 2011 referendum.165 Second, a ceasefire deal terminated more than two decades of armed confrontation. However, implementation of the security aspects of the agreement was hampered by a fundamental lack of trust between the parties, as will be discussed in section 4.1.6 (Security Arrangements Protocol) of this chapter. Third, the CPA created a system of revenue sharing between the North and South. However, implementation of oil wealth-sharing was hindered by both political tensions 163 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx., Op. cit., p.5. 164 Ibid. 165 Xxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx., Op. cit., p.3. and lack of administrative capacity, as will be discussed in section 4.1.3 (Wealth Sharing Protocol) of this chapter. In par...