SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AP - Sudan coup chief says he won’t seek office after 2023 vote

8/11/2021: AP - Sudan coup chief says he won’t seek office after 2023 vote

AP report that Sudanese army chief Abdulfattah al-Burhan promised that he will not hold a government position after planned elections in July 2023, and that the military will not stop “any political activity as long as it is peaceful” and within the boundaries of the 2019 constitutional declaration.

His announcement does not preclude other top generals from shedding their military titles and becoming candidates. AP note.

Al-Burhan maintained the military was compelled to take over because of quarrels between political parties that he claimed could lead to civil war,

Meanwhile, Rapid Support Forces commander Himedti said the military seized power to “correct the course of the people’s revolution” and achieve stability, accusing a “handful” of political parties in the government of monopolising power and neglecting the people’s interests.