SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Al-Democrati - Sudanese political parties still threaten democracy

17/12/2020: Al-Democrati - Sudanese political parties still threaten democracy, by Asmaa Juma'a

 Asmaa Juma’a, the editor-in-chief of al-Democrati, calls for Sudanese political parties to end their conflicts between the each other, so as to not threaten Sudan’s democratic prospects, “as they have done [since independence]”.

 Juma’a argues that while parties in most countries that have entrenched democracies have a base that they gained through their principles, vision and targeted national programmes, Sudanese parties pursue their own narrow interests rather than offering visions and solutions.

 Thus, she concludes that the parties, rather than the military, are the primary threat to the democratic transition, suggesting that the military is encouraged to maintain state control in the absence of solutions provided by the parties.