Power Sharing Agreement For Sudan

The ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and protest leaders in Sudan have agreed to a power sharing deal, after two months of negotiation.

Since the military removed former President Omar al-Bashir from his position in April protest leaders have been calling for a civilian led authority to oversee the transition and path towards elections. However, negotiations between the two sides have proved problematic.

The agreement will see the creation of a sovereign council that has a rotating military and civilian presidency for a period of around three years, according to African Union (AU) mediator Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt.

The AU and Ethiopia have been central to negotiations between the two sides after talks broke down early in June when scores of protestors were left dead as the security forces broke up a sit-in outside of the military’s headquarters in Khartoum.

The agreement will also see the postponement of a proposed transitional parliament, as well as an independent investigation into protestor fatalities.

Commenting on the agreement deputy chief of the ruling military council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo stated, "We want to reassure all political forces and armed movements and all those who took part in the change... that this agreement is all inclusive and does not exclude anyone."