Next Sudanese general election
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Several Sudanese election plans followed the
Election plans
2019 transition to democracy plan
Under the
Constitutional ineligibility constraint
Article 19 of the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration forbids "the chairman and members of the
October 2021 coup
A coup was launched by military forces on October 24, 2021, which resulted in the arrests of at least five senior Sudanese government figures. Widespread Internet outages were also reported.[7] Abdalla Hamdok, the Prime Minister, was among those who were arrested and was held in an undisclosed location.[8]
On 21 November 2021, Hamdok, and all those that were arrested in the October coup were freed as Hamdok was reinstated as Prime Minister as part of an agreement with the civilian political parties. The agreement also allowed Hamdok to lead the transitional government.[9]
On 4 December 2021, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who led the coup, told Reuters in an interview that the Sudanese military will "exit politics" following the elections stating, "When a government is elected, I don't think the army, the armed forces, or any of the security forces will participate in politics. This is what we agreed on and this is the natural situation."[10]
On 2 January 2022, Hamdok resigned as Prime Minister following violent protests in Khartoum that left fifty-seven people dead. The military assumed full control of the transition process. Hamdok, in a televised address, stated he had tried his best to stop the country from "sliding towards disaster" and "despite everything that has been done to reach a consensus... it has not happened."[11]
December 2022 Framework Agreement
In a new "Framework Agreement" signed by forty civilian groups, al-Burhan and Hemetti on 5 December 2022, elections following a two-year transition to a civilian government were planned.[3][4][5]
See also
- 2023 Sudan conflict
References
- ^ a b Kirby, Jen (July 6, 2019). "Sudan's military and civilian opposition have reached a power-sharing deal". Vox. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ a b "'Our revolution won': Sudan's opposition lauds deal with military". Al Jazeera English. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Wikidata Q117793442, archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2023
- ^ Wikidata Q117787748. Archivedfrom the original on 18 April 2023.
- ^ Wikidata Q117788038, archivedfrom the original on 28 March 2023
- ^ FFC; TMC; IDEA; Reeves, Eric (10 August 2019). "Sudan: Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period". SudanReeves.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Gunfire, protests as Sudan's military seizes power in coup". Reuters. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Seven killed, 140 hurt in protests against Sudan military coup". Reuters. October 26, 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after political agreement signed". Al Jazeera. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Sudan's Burhan says military will exit politics after 2023 elections". Reuters. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Sudan coup: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigns after mass protests". BBC News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.