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Zaid Al-Ali, the author of Arab Constitutionalism: The Coming Revolution, calls for Sudanese political and civilian groups to develop a roadmap for constitutional reform, “that would rebuild both normative and popular legitimacy.”
Al-Ali specifically calls for “complex, multilayered processes,” combining negotiations on principles, elections, dialogue and other elements, allowing elected bodies, experts, civil society groups and others to find a common ground. Al-Ali adds that such processes should be underpinned by pragmatism, to “adapt to evolving circumstances on the ground.”
Al-Ali argues that constitutional reform is on the cards in Sudan due to international pressure on the military council after the June 3 massacre “forced” the TMC to try re-open negotiations with civil society protest leaders, but warns that “it would be a serious mistake to allow for a constitution’s content to be entirely determined by a single electoral outcome.”