SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Washington Post - Talks have stalled and divisions are growing. Is Sudan's post-Bashir honeymoon over?

22/5/19: Washington Post – Talks have stalled, and divisions are growing. Is Sudan’s post-Bashir honeymoon over?, by Jason Patikin

 Jason Patikin’s draws attention to divides among Sudanese protesters, and the military, to argue that Sudan’s “revolutionary honeymoon” is over.

 Arguing that the “protest movement is showing cracks,” Patinkin notes the exclusion of women and ethnic minorities from the opposition negotiation team., with Adeeb Yousif, a Darfuri academic at George Mason University, quoted saying that he thinks “this is a Khartoum-Khartoum dialogue to decide for the rest of Sudan.”

 Patinkin argues that “the most significant rupture” among the protesters is between the “radical youth,” and “more cautious protest leaders,” citing objections to protest leaders following the military’s demand to remove the roadblocks. Protester Ilaf Usama threatened to refuse to follow the protest leaders’ instructions again.

Patinkin also highlights how recent clashes reflect divides within the military council, with political analyst Magdi el-Gizouli, saying that “resolving the dichotomy between the army and the RSF today is not possible without a war.”