An umbrella of South Sudan’s opposition political parties led by leader of the People’s Liberal Party (PLP), Peter Mayen Majongdit threatened to withdraw from the peace talks in protest against the proposed power sharing.
The mediation team in Khartoum on Wednesday unveiled its latest reviewed proposal for a power sharing deal between South Sudan’s warring parties so as to end the conflict.
The latest proposal gives the other political parties 1 minister, 1 deputy minister and 17 seats in the national assembly.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj this afternoon, Peter Mayen Majongdit, leader of the People’s Liberal Party rejected the proposal and said they will pull out of the peace talks to send a strong message of non-acceptance of the power sharing proposal.
“We reject the percentage given to us. We cannot accept one ministry because it will not help in the process of democratic transformation,” he said.
The party official expressed fear that the government will still pass bills by simple majority in parliament, describing the proposal as unfair.
“We cannot do anything because the government has the majority. Honesty, it will affect any efforts for democratic transformation. We will tell the mediation that we reject the proposal,” he said.
“We are ready to remain in opposition because we do not want to be accommodated. We have principles, so it is better for us to remain in the opposition and withdraw from the peace process.”
Majongdit revealed that they wanted a balance of power among the different parties during the transitional government of national unity.