By RFIPalled on 16-08-2019Modified on 16-08-2019 at 22:51

The ruling military and representatives of the protest must sign this Saturday, August 17 final agreement that frames a transition of just over three years and will lead to elections. An agreement composed of a constitutional declaration, already initialed at the beginning of the month, and a political declaration, finalized at the beginning of July. The various bodies of the transition should be put in place in the coming days.

From this Sunday, the current Transitional Military Council will be dissolved. He will be replaced on Sunday by a sovereign council, composed of six civilians and five soldiers.

This institution, which will oversee the entire transition, will be led by a soldier for the first 21 months, before passing under the control of a civilian for the remaining 18 months. But she will first appoint the Prime Minister who will take an oath on August 21.

The Freedom and Change Forces, the spearhead of the challenge, have already chosen their candidate for the post. It is Abdallah Hamdok, an economist, former senior official of the UN . If it is approved by the council, it must quickly appoint a government of no more than twenty ministers. The Parliament will have to be formed within 90 days after the signature of the agreement.

The three institutions will then have to ensure the implementation of the principles listed in the text: political pluralism, women's rights , or equality of all before the law. Not to mention managing conflicts in the country. The issue of peace processes in the states of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile continues to be controversial among the signatories.

If peace agreements are not signed with the regions in conflict, this could reduce the chances for peace throughout the country. Moreover, the revolutionary movement, composed of three armed movements, which sought guarantees for peace, expressed its reluctance to political agreement .

The revolutionary movement is part of the coalition of forces for freedom and change. For him, not including a close in the agreement on a comprehensive and lasting peace in Sudan, is a " strategic mistake " that will affect the future of the country.

Will the junta surrender power?

This political transition marks a turning point for the country in 63 years of independence. Civilians had access to power only for three periods, which lasted only eleven years. Each time, by a coup, the military put an end to the nascent democracy experiment. They ruled the country for 54 years.

Sudanese protesters are now worried that the same scenario will be repeated during a transitional period that exceeds three years. Islamists and supporters of the old regime are still there. They are present in all the apparatus of the State and risk at any moment to attempt a coup.

But the Sudanese street is especially worried about the military junta that participates in power during this period of transition. Since the Khartoum massacre that targeted the demonstrators on 3 June, trust between the military and the protesters has been broken. Several observers point out that clues exist about the military's desire to keep power. They only signed the agreement following international pressure.

In addition, the presence of General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, nicknamed Hemeti, the sovereign council does not reassure the protesters. The forces led by this soldier are accused of sowing terror in Khartoum, as in Darfur.

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