While Sudan’s political crisis continues, the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), reaffirmed the military institutions’ commitment to delegating governance to civilians and working full-time to carry out the national tasks outlined in the constitution and the law.
Today, Monday, Hemedti stated the military component’s preparedness to undertake consultative sessions with the parties in order to reach a national consensus that completes the road of transition and democratic development, leading to elections at the end of the transitional phase.
He also reaffirmed the military component’s determination to meet the Sudanese people’s objectives for security and stability by working with the parties to remove any obstacles to supporting the transition and the democratic transition.
He urged all revolutionary and national forces to work quickly to find urgent solutions that would lead to the establishment of institutions and structures of civilian transitional administration.
It is worth noting that the United Nations Mission in Sudan launched an initiative several months ago to initiate dialogue between all Sudanese parties, particularly the civilian and military components, but it did not produce any results, owing to the refusal of civilians, particularly the forces of freedom and change, to hand over power to the civilian component and form a civilian government. Sponsor the transitional period before the country’s elections.
After months of stumbling, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the army chief and head of the Sovereignty Council, announced on July 4, 2022, that the military institution would not participate in the national dialogue called for by the United Nations and the African Union to make room for political and revolutionary forces and to form a government of independent national competencies.
After the foundation of the civilian administration, Al-Burhans announced the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the construction of an Ultimate Council of the Armed Forces, as well as fast support to assume supreme command of the regular forces and be responsible for security and defence responsibilities.
Some opposition groups, however, rejected it, while the Forces for Freedom and Change saw it as an open manoeuvre.
It is worth noting that Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, has been mired in political and economic crises since the fall of al-Bashir, and that the situation has worsened since last October 25 (2021), when the army imposed extraordinary measures and dissolved the previous government.
Hemedti: We are prepared to consult with all parties in order to begin the discourse.
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