Sudan: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok refuses to comply with the request of the military
The Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdallah Hamdok.
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Abdalla Hamdok has announced that he will not dissolve the government in order to form another.
It was General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahmane al-Burhan, president of the Sovereign Transitional Council, who formally made this request during a meeting on Thursday, October 14.
This development comes at a time when the tension has reached its height between the military and the civilians who share the transitional power.
At the same time, calls for demonstrations were launched for this Saturday, October 16.
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The demonstration is intended to protest against "
the domination exercised by the military over this period of transition
". The political parties and social forces calling for the rally are joining their voices to that of the civilians taking part in the transition. They demand respect for the constitutional declaration of August 2019.
The political crisis worsens
as November 17 approaches, when the presidency of the Sovereign Council is expected to change to a civilian, which the military seem to want to postpone until next summer.
According to what the
Sudan Tribune
reveals
,
Prime Minister Hamdok reminded the military on Thursday that he was chosen by the forces of freedom and change to "
lead the transition to democracy
".
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See also: Sudan: the transition process plunged into a serious political crisis
Broken trust between soldiers and civilians
In fact, this political crisis has been going on for several months.
She was initially rather silent before coming to light in the alleged foiled coup attempt three weeks ago.
The next day, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the military component of the Sovereign Council carried out a formal attack against civilians.
The latter responded by accusing the military of fomenting "
a coup d'état and of backing down in the face of the democratic transition
".
Between the two camps, civilians and soldiers, confidence is broken.
The attempt at dialogue initiated by the Prime Minister was unsuccessful.
A strong mobilization during the rally this Saturday could force the soldiers to resume discussions with civilians.
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To read also: Sudan: the crisis in the east leads to a shortage of bread in Khartoum
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