Political entities, armed movements and public figures in Sudan announced - yesterday evening, Sunday - their adherence to partnership with the military to complete the institutions of the transitional period, amid tension in the atmosphere between the government's civilian and military partners.
Twelve armed parties and movements and 4 public figures issued a statement stressing "the importance of partnership with the military component, which was necessitated by the necessities of the transition, and was based on the documents of the transitional period."
Among the most prominent participants in the statement are the Baath Party, the One Democratic Union, the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Arko Minawi, and the Justice and Equality Movement led by Jibril Ibrahim.
The statement added that this participation should be distinguished by mutual respect, responsibility and giving priority to the national interest until the election stage. The statement also praised the army and the Rapid Support Forces for confronting a coup attempt last week.
On Tuesday, Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim announced that a coup attempt had been thwarted, saying that its leader was Major General Abdul-Baqi al-Hassan Othman Bakrawi, along with 22 officers of different ranks, non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
The head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant-General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, accused the politicians of not caring about the citizens' problems, while his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), said that the politicians were responsible for the coups.
Tensions are escalating between the military and civilian components of the transitional authority, due to the criticisms leveled by military leaders to the political forces, against the background of the army's announcement of thwarting the coup attempt.
Civil officials considered that the accusations of Al-Burhan and Hemedti paved the way for a coup before handing over the leadership of the Sovereignty Council (representing the presidency) to the civilian component.
Al-Burhan had said yesterday that unless the forces of the revolution are united, "we will not go with a small group that hijacked the revolution," noting that the armed forces are the guardian of the people, and they guard the homeland, and that they will not turn against the "December Revolution" that overthrew the regime of President Omar Bashir.
On the other hand, the Sudanese Professionals Association called for "an end to the partnership with the military component, the abolition of the constitutional document and the formation of civilian rule."
In a statement, the Communist Party also called for the overthrow of "this authority and the establishment of full civil authority that would lead the country to successfully complete the transitional period and meet the revolutionaries' demands and hopes for freedom, peace and justice."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok called for adherence to the constitutional document and to stay away from unilateral positions.
Since August 21, 2019, Sudan has been living a 53-month transitional period that ends with elections in early 2024, during which power is shared by the army, civilian forces and armed movements that signed a peace agreement with the government on 3 October.
During the transition period, the country will run a civilian government and a 14-member Sovereignty Council;
5 soldiers, 6 civilians and 3 armed movements.
east sudan crisis
In conjunction with the crisis of the military and civilians, the Sudanese government is experiencing a popular crisis in the east of the country, as the Supreme Council of the Beja Opticals and independent columns in eastern Sudan closed the national road, ports and airports;
To protest marginalization and to demand development.
A government delegation visited the city of Port Sudan (east) yesterday, Sunday, with the aim of calming popular anger, before announcing later that the visit would cut short and return to the capital, Khartoum.
After more than 10 days, the Supreme Council (a tribal council) is still closing all ports on the Red Sea and the main road between Khartoum and Port Sudan.
The Sudanese Ministry of Oil has warned of the financial losses resulting from the closure, and said that the available stock of oil is sufficient for the country for only 10 days, while experts warned of the possible serious economic consequences of the protests in the port.
The pipeline carrying South Sudan's oil extends from the capital, Juba, to the port of Port Sudan for the purpose of export. In return, Sudan benefits from collecting oil transit fees.