Sudan’s protest and opposition group alliance on Friday called for two days of strikes in private and public enterprises next week. The move is targeted at creating pressure on the ruling military council to hand over power to civilians.
“The strike will continue for two days, and involved gathering at the protest squares in the national and state capitals,” the statement released by the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) read, reported Reuters.
The protest group said the strike starting on Tuesday will include the participation of private and public enterprises including various professional sectors.
The announcement was made in a statement posted on social media. It follows talks between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and an alliance of protest groups on the composition of a sovereign body to lead the country during a three-year transition to democracy. The talks between the two sides were adjourned on Tuesday, with no date set for resumption.
Sudan’s military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir last month vowing to massive protests by the Sudanese people against his three decades in power. The military has promised to hand over power to an elected government after a transitional period. But, the people continued with the protests demanding immediate civilian rule in the country.
On Thursday, The Alliance for Freedom and Change also announced that it would launch a campaign calling out demonstrators who have been sitting for weeks outside the army complex in Khartoum, and in other cities, to come up with a solution on how to proceed with the protests.
“We will give them all the information, we will listen to their views on how they want to go ahead with the revolution,” the umbrella protest group said in a statement.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the deputy head of the transitional council told an Egyptian publication that the military wanted to hand power to a democratically elected government as soon as possible.
