SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Areas of contention in Sudan’s constitutional declaration
3/8/19: Multiple sources – Areas of contention in Sudan’s constitutional declaration
Despite the constitutional declaration agreement between the Sudanese military and Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), areas of contention remain.
Talks will continue, as the members of the transitional government, a timeline for the installation of the government, and the technical details of the signing ceremony still need to be finalised.
Other points of contention concern the powers of the proposed joint civilian-military ruling body, immunity for generals over protest-related violence and control over the Rapid Support Forces militia and the National Intelligence and Security Service.
Although the constitutional declaration empowers the FFC to appoint the Cabinet, name the prime minister and appoint two-thirds of the seats in Sudan's Legislative Council, the military will select the interior and defence ministers.
The head of the judiciary will be selected by the prime minister and the sovereign council, which is to be led by the military for the first 21 months.