SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: al-Jareeda – Thank you, America!

4/8/2021: al-Jareeda – Thank you, America!, by Zahir Bakheet al-Faki

After USAID administrator Samantha Power announced a US contribution of $4.3 million to the launch of the elections commission that works for the preparation and the holding of the elections after Sudan’s transitional period, Zahir Bakhit al-Faki thanks the US for reminding Sudan’s transitional authorities of the elections, accusing the latter of “enjoying power”. 

Al-Faki argues that Sudanese politicians are keen to extend the duration of the transitional period as their “current squabbling for government offices and their benefits” suggests that they preserve power “because of their conviction that they will not win in the elections due to their lack of popular bases.” Al-Faki adds that the voter, “in this time of enlightenment,” is difficult for politicians to win over as “this requires instruments these politicians do not have”.