SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources – Professionals Association, Umma Party will not join Sudan govt.

8/8/19: Multiple sources – Professionals Association, Umma Party will not join Sudan govt.

• Sudan Tribune

• Radio Dabanga

 Both the Sudanese Professionals Association and the National Umma Party announced on Thursday that they will not take part in the upcoming government, to be established after the signing of the Constitution Declaration on August 17.

 The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) said in a statement that it will not be part of the joint military-civilian Sovereign Council and the Cabinet of technocrats, to be selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC).

 The SPA however said that it will participate in the Parliament “as an independent supervisory authority”.

 The National Umma Party said it will also only take part in parliament, declaring a “mobilisation programme for its members to protect the gains of the revolution.”