Talks reached a deadlock over the role of the generals in the transitional period
The Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change had called for a million-person march as talks with the military council reached a deadlock over the role of the generals in the transitional period.Sudan’s protesters held a mass rally Thursday to step up pressure on the military to hand power to civilians following last month’s overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir.
“Today’s rally is a message to the military council as well as regional and international players that the Sudanese people will not give up on their demand for a civilian government,” said Ahmed Rabie, a leader in the SPA, which led the four months of protests that drove al-Bashir from power.Rabie, a member of the protesters’ delegation to the talks, said they proposed an 11-member sovereign council with three seats set aside for the military.
“The members of this committee are all patriotic public figures and we have no reservation over any of them,” said Rabie. “However, they are not authorized to sign off on any deal on our behalf.”
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