Sudan’s main pro-democracy coalition, the Forces for Change and Freedom Coalition (FCC), on Wednesday said it will name a prime minister and form a transitional government within a month, reported The Anadolu Agency.
“Within three or four weeks, we can finish implementing the framework agreement, name a prime minister, form the government, and begin the transitional period,” Shihab Ibrahim, a spokesman for FCC told Anadolu Agency in an interview.
Earlier this week, Sudan’s military and main pro-democracy group agreed to a framework agreement meant to resolve months-long crisis in the country.
The deal was signed by Sudanese army Chief Gen. Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, the FFC coalition, the Democratic Unionist Party, and a couple of other rebel movements in Khartoum on Monday. It calls for the formation of a 2-year transition period and the appointment of a civilian prime minister by the political parties that signed the framework agreement.
The deal also calls for the reform of the military and defense sector, unifying the military and integrating the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force, into the army.
Since last year, Sudan has been without a functioning government. In October 2021, the military dismissed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s transitional government and declared a state of emergency, a move described by political forces as a military coup.
In related news, the United States said Wednesday that it would bar visas to any current or former Sudanese officials who hold up a transition to democracy.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced US support for the initial agreement announced on Monday.
“Recognizing the fragility of democratic transitions, the United States will hold to account spoilers — whether military or political actors — who attempt to undermine or delay democratic progress,” Blinken said in a statement.
The visa ban would also apply to immediate family members of any current or former officials targeted.
