KHARTOUM, Sudan
Sudan’s coup leader rejected calls by
the Troika and the European Union to appoint a new prime minister in accordance
with the Constitutional Declaration, which gives the right of his nomination to
the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC).General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
After the resignation of Abdallah Hamdok, the
Troika and the European Union on Tuesday urged the Commander in Chief of the
Sudanese army, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to select a prime minister after a
dialogue with his partners in the transition.
They stressed that continuing to rule the
country alone would undermine the credibility of the transitional government
and plunge the nation into conflict.
In response to this call, al-Burhan through his
military spokesman declined the call of the main supporters of the economic
reforms in Sudan.
“We welcome the suggestions of friends, but the
most important thing is a solution that stems from the national will,” said
Brig Gen al-Tahir Abu Haja, Media Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the
Sudan Armed Forces in a statement released by the official Sudan News Agency.
Abu Haja stressed that the current vacuum must
be filled “in the shortest possible time”.
The military official added that the army and
the security forces are able to protect the transition until the establishment
of a democratic civil state in Sudan.
Al-Burhan has already refused a mediation by
the African Union to settle the ongoing crisis in Sudan saying he prefers
internal efforts.
On October 25, the Commander in Chief of the
Sudanese army dissolved the transitional government and arrested the prime
minister, government officials and political leaders. Also, he declared a state
of emergency in the country.
The military leader accused the FFC forces of
seeking to achieve partisan interests and neglecting transition’s reforms.
In fact, he was angered by their calls for the
implementation of the security reforms, which end the army economic privileges,
and the handover of the Sovereign Council’s chairmanship to civilians in line
with the constitutional declaration.
In New York, the UN spokesperson commented on
the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General and his special envoy to
end the Sudanese crisis.
“The Secretary-General continues to urge all
Sudanese stakeholders to find common ground towards a path that meets the
legitimate democratic aspirations of all Sudanese people,” Stéphane Dujarric.
He added that UNITAMS Head Volker Perthes
continues to discuss the situation with the Sudanese stakeholders in Khartoum
as he seeks to narrow the gap between the political and military leaders.
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