SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s transitional parliament may be postponed for more time

3/5/2020: Sudan Tribune - Sudan’s transitional parliament may be postponed for more time

 Sudan Tribune reports that a leading member of the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), Coordination Council Member, Gaafar Hassan Osman, suggested that the formation of the Transitional Legislative Council would be postponed until after May 9th, due to the FFC coalition’s failure to reach an agreement on the distribution of the seats.

 Osman attributed the lack of consensus on the absence of appropriate mechanisms in ensuring that the selection process of parliamentarians represents women, youth, resistance committees and political forces, in addition to taking into account geographical variation.

 Osman also said that the FFC is unwilling to amend its nominees for state governors, despite opposition from influential civil society groups. Osman ruled out elections before the end of the transitional period, as well as the National Umma Party’s proposed conference on the reformation of the FFC.