The Sudanese Business Association, one of the most influential and prominent organizations opposed to the coup against the government, stressed that it would not enter into negotiations with the military council under the command of Al-Burhan, which led the coup.
The Sudanese Trade Union on Friday called for the dissolution of the Military Council and the Rapid Support Forces and for an end to the domination and intervention of regional and international actors opposed to the free will of the Sudanese in the country.
According to Pak Sahafat news agency, the association’s statement reads: There are no negotiations with the coup military council, and anyone who participates in such a dialogue lacks popular support.
The statement said: We call for the restructuring of the People’s Armed Forces on the basis of a professional and patriotic doctrine aimed at protecting the homeland and the constitution, and all members of the coup military council should be punished for the crimes they have committed since April 11, 2019.
The statement came after Sudanese Army Chief of Staff Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced Friday that the name of the new prime minister and members of the country’s new governing council would be announced within a week.
In an interview with Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Al-Burhan said: We elect a prime minister who is affiliated with the technocrats, the former prime minister was elected by consensus between the political and military forces, and now there are no political forces, and we have a national responsibility and commitment, because we lead (the country) and in the period We will help with the transition until the elections.
Al-Burhan has reportedly said that the army will continue the process of democratic transition until power is handed over to an elected civilian government.
Al-Burhan announced the dissolution of the transitional government, the governing council and trade unions in Sudan last Tuesday.
Sudan has been in a state of tension since a failed coup last month sparked a swift exchange of accusations between the military and civil society, a two-pronged move to oust former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
Sudan witnessed the ouster of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on April 11, 2019, following widespread popular demonstrations in protest of the deteriorating economic situation.
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The country entered the transition phase on August 21, 2019, which was to last for 53 months and elections will be held in early 2024 in this country. But on the morning of November 25, the media reported on a military coup in Sudan and the arrest of the prime minister and a number of other ministers in the transitional government.
Hours after the initial news of the coup in Sudan broke, the head of Sudan’s Transitional Governing Council announced the state of emergency in the country, announcing the dissolution of the Sudanese Governing Council and Council of Ministers, claiming: “We emphasize that the armed forces will continue the democratic transition until the transfer of power to an elected government. What is happening in the country threatens Sudan’s future.”
In response to remarks by the head of Sudan’s Transitional Governing Council, the Sudanese Ministry of Culture and Information said that the remarks confirmed a military coup in the country. According to the Sudanese Ministry of Information, Abdullah Hamdouk has been transferred to an unknown location after refusing to issue a statement in support of the military coup. Sudanese military forces have placed Hamdouk under house arrest and forced him to issue a statement in support of them.