In an effort to end the political turmoil, Sudan’s senior general declared on Monday that the military will leave politics.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the coup, declared in a televised statement on Monday that the army will make way for a civilian government.
“I urge the many groups within the population, especially the youth, to uphold peace. Everyone has the right to freedom of speech, and your sacrifices and aspirations for a democratic transition have been realized. Your armed forces won’t go in the way of it “declared Sudan’s coup leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Since the coup of last year, the UN and other regional blocs have attempted to mediate a solution to the political impasse. The declaration on Monday after five days of nonviolent sit-ins by pro-democracy organizations.
“This sit-in continues, it is unlimited, people will continue to come, and we’ll reach 10,000 or 20,000 people before the Eid holiday. Afterwards, tonight, tomorrow, we will continue, they will attack us as they did by dispersing the demonstrators in front of the army headquarters (in 2019, ed.).
Our sit-ins are silent elections, here everyone expresses their opinion, peacefully, more than in a demonstration, where there is always violence, grenades. Here, it’s different, we gather, we meet, we eat, we drink, we laugh, we discuss, we discuss what we want to happen”, added a young male demonstrator whose identity was withheld.
Burhan stated that he would disband the ruling council, but he gave no timeframe or information regarding who would take their place at the bargaining table.
