Sudan: Latest developments on the Sudanese political scene?
The chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, stressed yesterday the commitment of the military institution to get out of the political scene in the country, confirming that the armed forces have no desire to remain in power.
He said in a statement that the military institution is committed to performing its duties to preserve the unity, security and stability of the country and to leave the matter of governance to the civilians to form a civil government, adding that the armed forces “have no desire to be in power”, calling for “the primacy of national interests to preserve the security and stability of the country.”
This is not the first time the military has said it is unwilling to hold on to power, engage in politics, or take up any post after legitimate general elections in the country.
Simultaneously, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Sovereignty, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, received the tripartite mechanism, which includes Volker Perthes, head of the United Nations Integrated Mission, Ambassador Mohamed Belaish, Special Representative of the African Union, and the representative of the IGAD envoy, Mohamed Younis. Dagalo stressed the need to reach a solution through an agreement that prepares the formation of a government to complete the transitional period.
For his part, a senior leader in the Sudanese Democratic Unionist Party called on the political forces to dialog to end the conflict between the military and civilians, and to form a caretaker government that will bring the country to the elections, through which the crisis in Sudan will be resolved in a radical way.
“The party invites everyone to sit at the dialog table to end the division, settle the conflict of powers between the military and civilians, and agree on a caretaker government that will take the country to elections that will return the army to its barracks,” said Hatim Elsir, an advisor to the party’s chairman.
The Sudan has been suffering from a political crisis since 25 October 2012, when the military component imposed extraordinary measures and dissolved the former Government, despite the efforts of the United Nations and the African Union to launch dialog sessions leading to a solution to the crisis.
Thus far, not all U.N. and African mediators have been able to push the political parties to form a new government, although Armed Forces Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said since July 2022 that the military component will not participate in political life.
