Khartoum -

Among the decisions issued by the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Sudan, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, today, Monday, is the suspension of a number of articles related to the constitutional document governing the transitional period. So what are these articles and the significance of their cancellation?

Articles 11 and 12 concerning the formation and competencies of the Transitional Sovereignty Council

Article 11/1


states that the Transitional Sovereignty Council is the head of the state and the symbol of its sovereignty and unity, and it is the supreme commander of the armed forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and other regular forces. The Sovereignty Council is formed by consensus between the Transitional Military Council and the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change.

Article 11/2


states that the Sovereignty Council consists of 11 members, 5 civilians chosen by the Forces of Freedom and Change, and 5 chosen by the Transitional Military Council, and the eleventh member is a civilian chosen by consensus between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change.

Article 11/3


The Sovereignty Council is chaired in the first 21 months of the transitional period by a person chosen by the military members, and in the remaining 18 months of the transitional period - which begins on November 17, 2021 - it is headed by a civilian member chosen by the five civilian members chosen by the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change .

By disabling this text, Al-Burhan will be the head of the state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and he has the right to announce an alternative council independent of its partners in the Forces of Freedom and Change. It should be noted that Al-Burhan’s decisions come less than a month before the date of transferring the presidency of the council to civilians on November 17, 2021. .

Announcement of Al-Burhan suspended all articles that stipulate partnership with the Forces of Freedom and Change and canceled the powers of the Sovereignty Council (French)

Article 12 related to the competences of the Sovereignty Council:

As for Article 12, it relates to the powers of the Sovereignty Council, including declaring a state of war on the recommendation of the Security and Defense Council. Disruption of the text for declaring a state of emergency came at the request of the Council of Ministers, provided that the request is approved by the Transitional Legislative Council.

The powers of the abolished Cabinet also include approving final death sentences issued by the judicial authority in accordance with the law and dropping the penalty or conviction according to the law.

It is worth noting that Al-Burhan previously stated his refusal to extradite the ousted President Omar Al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, calling for his trial inside Sudan, whether through the local judiciary or through a mixed court.

Article 15 of the composition and competencies of the transitional cabinet

Article 15/1: Al-


Burhan’s decisions extended to suspending Article 15/1 of the Constitutional Document regarding the formation and powers of the Transitional Council of Ministers. Article 15 states that the Council of Ministers consists of a prime minister and a number of ministers not exceeding 20 of independent national competencies, appointed by the Prime Minister from a list of candidates Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change and approved by the Sovereignty Council, except for the Ministers of Defense and Interior, who are nominated by the military members of the Sovereignty Council.

Article 15/2 The


forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change choose the Prime Minister and the Sovereignty Council appoints him.

Article 15/3


The responsibility of the ministers shall be joint and individual before the Transitional Legislative Council for the performance of the Council of Ministers and the ministries.

According to this comment, Al-Burhan has the right to form a new government with a broad base and from elements that are characterized by efficiency and independence, he says, as Al-Burhan accused his partners in the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change of monopolizing power, and held them responsible for failing to manage the transitional period.

Al-Burhan’s announcement of canceling articles from the constitutional document came less than a month before the transfer of power to civilians (Anadolu Agency)

Article 16 includes the canceled competencies of the Prime Minister and his membership

The canceled articles include Article 16, which includes the canceled competencies of the Prime Minister and his membership.

Article 16/1


provides for the implementation of the tasks of the transitional period in accordance with the program of the Declaration of Freedom and Change contained in this document.

Article 16/2:


Work to stop wars and conflicts and build peace.

16/3


related to proposing draft laws, the draft state budget, international treaties, and bilateral and multilateral agreements.

16/4


Develop plans, programs and policies for the civil service.

16/5


Formation of independent national commissions.

16/6


Appointing civil service leaders and monitoring and directing the work of state agencies.

The canceled texts included the competencies of the Council of Ministers and the formation of the Legislative Council (Reuters)

Article 24/3 which stipulates the formation of the Legislative Council:

Al-Burhan suspended Article 24/3, which stipulates that the Transitional Legislative Council shall consist of 67% of those chosen by the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, and 33% of the other forces that have not signed the Declaration of Freedom and Change that have been named, and determine the percentages of participation of each of them in consultation between the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change and military members in the Sovereignty Council.

In his speech on Monday, Al-Burhan pledged to form a legislative council that expresses the political forces in Sudan, while allowing the participation of the youth who accomplished the revolution.

Article 71, which states that the provisions of the constitutional document are derived from the political agreement

Within the section of the various provisions in the document, the proof commented Article 71, which states that the provisions of the Constitutional Document were derived from the political agreement for governance structures in the transitional period signed between the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, and in the event of any of its provisions, the provisions of this document shall prevail.

Article 72 provides for the dissolution of the Military Council

Article 72 stipulates that the Transitional Military Council shall be dissolved by taking the constitutional oath by members of the Sovereignty Council.

This text opens the way for the military council to return to play roles in the next phase of the transitional period.

While Al-Burhan talks about basing his decisions on the constitutional document, Article 78 states that it is not permissible to amend or cancel this constitutional document without a two-thirds majority of the members of the Legislative Council.

In the absence of the Legislative Council, the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers temporarily passed laws and legislation during the last period.