Sudan’s military and civil society leaders have reached an agreement allowing deposed Prime Minister Hamdok to return to his position. Negotiators from the country’s largest party, Umma, say it has been agreed that Hamdok will be allowed to form an independent government of technocrats and that all political prisoners will be released.
The agreement will be officially announced later today, according to Umma. The largest protest movement, FFC, says in a response that it does not recognize the agreement with the army.
Hamdok was impeached last month after a military coup d’état. He also became arrested, but was allowed to go home after a day.
The coup was strongly condemned abroad. In Sudan, . was also protested; hundreds of protesters took to the streets, teachers organized a sit-in and roadblocks were erected in the capital Khartoum. According to FFC, the protests will continue after the suspected agreement.
Quarrel since ousting Bashir
The head of the military council, General Burhan, said the coup was necessary to avoid a political crisis. Since dictator Bashir was ousted in 2019, the military and civilian rulers have been arguing over the balance of power.
The coup on October 25 happened a month before the transfer of power to a civilian government, as had been agreed in 2019.
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