Common use of The National Executive Clause in Contracts

The National Executive. 2.3.1 The National Executive shall consist of the Presidency and a Council of Ministers. 2.3.2 There shall be established the Institution of the Presidency consisting of the President and two Vice Presidents. 2.3.3 The functions of the two Vice Presidents shall be clearly defined by the parties to this agreement. 2.3.4 There shall be a partnership and collegial decision-making process within the Institution of the Presidency in order to safeguard the Peace Agreement. 2.3.5 Until such time as elections are held, the current incumbent President (or his successor) shall be the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. The current SPLM Chairman (or his successor) shall be the First Vice President and shall at the same time hold the posts of President of the Government of Southern Sudan (XXXX) and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). 2.3.6 In respect of the following matters, the President shall take decisions with the consent of the First Vice President, namely:- 2.3.6.1 Declaration and termination of a state of emergency; 2.3.6.2 Declaration of war; 2.3.6.3 Appointments that the President is required to make according to the Peace Agreement, {to be specified}; and 2.3.6.4 Summoning, adjourning, or proroguing the National Legislature. 2.3.7 The President shall be elected in national elections, the timing of which shall be subject to the agreement of the two parties. The President elect shall appoint two Vice Presidents, one from the South and the other from the North. If the President-elect is from the North, the position of the First Vice President shall be filled by the person who has been elected to the post of President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as the President's appointee to the said position. In the event that a person from the South wins the Presidential elections, the President-elect shall appoint the First Vice President from the North. All the other provisions in this agreement relating to the presidency shall continue to apply. 2.3.8 Should the post of the President fall vacant, the functions of the President shall be assumed by a Presidential Council comprising of the Speaker of the National Assembly, the First Vice President and the Vice President. 2.3.8.1 The Speaker of the National Assembly shall be Chairperson of the Council in the period prior to elections, after elections the First Vice President shall be the chairperson of the Council; 2.3.8.2 The Presidential Council shall take its decision by consensus; 2.3.8.3 The Vice President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. 2.3.9 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period prior to elections, the Office of the President shall be filled by the nominee of the National Congress Party within two weeks. 2.3.10 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period after the elections, the post shall be filled through presidential elections which shall be held within sixty {60} days. 2.3.11 Should the post of the First Vice President fall vacant:- 2.3.11.1 Prior to elections, the office of the First Vice President shall be filled by the nominee of the SPLM within two weeks; 2.3.11.2 After the elections, the President shall appoint a First Vice President in accordance with the Interim National Constitution and the provisions of this Peace Agreement.

The National Executive. 2.3.1 The National Executive shall consist of the Presidency and a Council of Ministers. 2.3.2 There shall be established the Institution of the Presidency consisting of the President and two Vice Presidents. 2.3.3 The functions of the two Vice Presidents shall be clearly defined by the parties to this agreement. 2.3.4 There shall be a partnership and collegial decision-making process within the Institution of the Presidency in order to safeguard the Peace Agreement. 2.3.5 Until such time as elections are held, the current incumbent President (or his successor) shall be the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. The current SPLM Chairman (or his successor) shall be the First Vice President and shall at the same time hold the posts of President of the Government of Southern Sudan (XXXX) and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). 2.3.6 In respect of the following matters, the President shall take decisions with the consent of the First Vice President, namely:- 2.3.6.1 Declaration and termination of a state of emergency; 2.3.6.2 Declaration of war; 2.3.6.3 Appointments that the President is required to make according to the Peace Agreement, {to be specified}; and 2.3.6.4 Summoning, adjourning, or proroguing the National Legislature. 2.3.7 The President shall be elected in national elections, the timing of which shall be subject to the agreement of the two parties. The President elect shall appoint two Vice Presidents, one from the South and the other from the North. If the President-President- elect is from the North, the position of the First Vice President shall be filled by the person who has been elected to the post of President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as the President's appointee to the said position. In the event that a person from the South wins the Presidential elections, the President-elect shall appoint the First Vice President from the North. All the other provisions in this agreement relating to the presidency shall continue to apply. 2.3.8 Should the post of the President fall vacant, the functions of the President shall be assumed by a Presidential Council comprising of the Speaker of the National Assembly, the First Vice President and the Vice President. 2.3.8.1 The Speaker of the National Assembly shall be Chairperson of the Council in the period prior to elections, after elections the First Vice President shall be the chairperson of the Council; 2.3.8.2 The Presidential Council shall take its decision by consensus; 2.3.8.3 The Vice President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. 2.3.9 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period prior to elections, the Office of the President shall be filled by the nominee of the National Congress Party within two weeks. 2.3.10 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period after the elections, the post shall be filled through presidential elections which shall be held within sixty {60} days. 2.3.11 Should the post of the First Vice President fall vacant:- 2.3.11.1 Prior to elections, the office of the First Vice President shall be filled by the nominee of the SPLM within two weeks; 2.3.11.2 After the elections, the President shall appoint a First Vice President in accordance with the Interim National Constitution and the provisions of this Peace Agreement.

The National Executive. 2.3.1 The National Executive shall consist of the Presidency and a Council of Ministers. 2.3.2 There shall be established the Institution of the Presidency consisting of the President and two Vice Presidents. 2.3.3 The functions of the two Vice Presidents shall be clearly defined by the parties to this agreement. 2.3.4 There shall be a partnership and collegial decision-making process within the Institution of the Presidency in order to safeguard the Peace Agreement. 2.3.5 Until such time as elections are held, the current incumbent President (or his successor) shall be the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. The current SPLM Chairman (or his successor) shall be the First Vice President and shall at the same time hold the posts of President of the Government of Southern Sudan (XXXX) and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). 2.3.6 In respect of the following matters, the President shall take decisions with the consent of the First Vice President, namely:- 2.3.6.1 Declaration and termination of a state of emergency; 2.3.6.2 Declaration of war; 2.3.6.3 Appointments that the President is required to make according to the Peace Agreement, {to be specified}; and 2.3.6.4 Summoning, adjourning, or proroguing the National Legislature. 2.3.7 The President shall be elected in national elections, the timing of which shall be subject to the agreement of the two parties. The President elect shall appoint two Vice Presidents, one from the South and the other from the North. If the President-elect is from the North, the position of the First Vice President shall be filled by the person who has been elected to the post of President of the Government of Southern Sudan, as the President's appointee to the said position. In the event that a person from the South wins the Presidential elections, the President-elect shall appoint the First Vice President from the North. All the other provisions in this agreement relating to the presidency shall continue to apply. 2.3.8 Should the post of the President fall vacant, the functions of the President shall be assumed by a Presidential Council comprising of the Speaker of the National Assembly, the First Vice President and the Vice President. 2.3.8.1 The Speaker of the National Assembly shall be Chairperson of the Council in the period prior to elections, after elections the First Vice President shall be the chairperson of the Council; 2.3.8.2 The Presidential Council shall take its decision by consensus; 2.3.8.3 The Vice President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces {SAF}. 2.3.9 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period prior to elections, the Office of the President shall be filled by the nominee of the National Congress Party within two weeks. 2.3.10 Should the post of the President fall vacant in the period after the elections, the post shall be filled through presidential elections which shall be held within sixty {60} days. 2.3.11 Should the post of the First Vice President fall vacant:- 2.3.11.1 Prior to elections, the office of the First Vice President shall be filled by the nominee of the SPLM within two weeks; 2.3.11.2 After the elections, the President shall appoint a First Vice President in accordance with the Interim National Constitution and the provisions of this Peace Agreement.