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A recent decree by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan established a council “responsible for leading the transition period and resolving differences” between those in power, among others.
Sudan’s transitional government has voiced opposition to a move by the head of the country’s ruling council to create a new body with broad powers as the country navigates its fragile transition to civilian rule.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan heads the sovereign council, a civil-military body established in August 2019 following the military overthrow of the ruler Omar al-Bashir in the wake of mass protests against his government.
The council, made up of six civilians and five military personnel, is Sudan’s highest executive authority and is tasked with leading the country to free and fair multi-party elections in 2022.
But a recent decree by al-Burhan has established a Council of Partners in Transition (CTP) that is “responsible for leading the transition period, resolving differences [between those in power] and have all the necessary prerogatives to exercise their power, ”according to Sudan’s SUNA news agency.
The decree was made public earlier this week.
The transitional government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, which is in charge of the day-to-day running of the country, disagreed with the creation of the TCP, saying al-Burhan has exceeded his prerogatives by conferring excessive powers on the new body.
Government spokesman Faisal Mohammed Saleh said in a statement Friday that the decree contradicted the “constitutional declaration” signed in August last year between pro-democracy activists and the military generals who ousted al-Bashir, which he had been in power since 1989.
“It is imperative that we declare our disagreement with the creation of the CTP in its current form,” said Saleh, who is also the minister of culture and information.
The statement said the CTP lacked representation and could not serve as a replacement for the transitional parliament yet to be formed, adding that the government and the sovereign council had agreed to limit the tasks of the new body to “coordinating and resolving disagreements that may arise. during the transition period ”.
Local media reported that Hamdok told the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) protest group his disagreement with the powers given to the CTP.
“Its function should be purely advisory and in no case should it interfere in the activities of the executive and legislative bodies, or in those of the sovereign council,” said Hamdok, according to local media citing political sources.
The FFC was the movement that spearheaded the widespread demonstrations against al-Bashir and plays a key role in Sudanese politics. He has also voiced his opposition to Burhan’s decree.
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