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KHARTOUM - 18 Aug 2019

Sudan opposition names five members of sovereign council

Sudan’s opposition on Sunday named five people, including a woman, as civilian members of the sovereign council, the state-run news agency said.

Sudan’s military council and opposition coalition on Saturday signed a final power-sharing deal, paving the way for a transitional government.

The deal provides for a sovereign council as the highest decision-making body overseeing the transition to democracy and civilian rule.

SUNA said the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) chose Aisha Mousa, Siddig Tawer, Mohamed al-faki Suleiman, Hassan Sheikh Idris and Taha Othman.

Regional representation was reportedly considered in the selection process.

According to the agreement, the sovereign council will include five members selected by the Transitional Military Council (TMC), five chosen by the opposition coalition, and one agreed upon by both sides.

On Saturday, the military council said that its leader Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his deputy General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Lieutenant General Yasser Al-Atta will serve as three of the five military members of the country’s sovereign council. It has yet to announce the other two chosen members.

Under the deal, the sovereign council will run the country for over three years until elections. The military and the main opposition coalition agreed to rotate the chairmanship of the council.

The sovereign council will be led for the first 21 months by Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and a civilian for the last 18 months of the transitional period.

The opposition alliance has nominated Abdulla Hamdok, a former senior UN official, as prime minister in the transitional government. He is expected to be formally appointed on Tuesday.