Lakes State Legislative Assembly Explained

The Lakes State Legislative Assembly (LSLA) is the legislative assembly of Lakes state in South Sudan. The body is composed of 48 Members of Parliament; 29 representing geographic constituencies, 12 elected from women's list and 7 elected from party list. The assembly is based in the state capital Rumbek.^[1] Elections to LSLA was held in 2010, in which 46 Sudan People's Liberation Movement candidates were elected and two independents.^[2]

As of February 2012, John Marik Makur is the speaker of the Lakes State Legislative Assembly.^{[1] [3]} As of March 2012, Enock Nhail Cahoc serves as the deputy speaker of LSLA.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lakes state parliament opens its second session - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan . www.sudantribune.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110215110150/http://www.sudantribune.com/Lakes-state-parliament-opens-its%2C37382 . 15 February 2011 . dead.
2. Web site: المفوضية القومية للانتخابات . nec.org.sd . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707083151/http://nec.org.sd/new/new/nt/10.htm . 7 July 2010 . dead.
3. http://www.thejubapost.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:chol-sworn-in-as-lake-state-governor&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=53
4. http://www.mirayafm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8042:speaker-calls-for-equal-salary-scale&catid=85:85&Itemid=278