Sudan’s opposition coalition on Sunday appointed five people as civilian members of the country’s sovereign council to be sworn in on Monday.
Aisha Mousa, Siddig Tower, Mohamed Elfaki Suleiman, Hassan Sheikh Idris and Taha Othman Ishaq were named by the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), a source within the coalition revealed.
On Saturday reports said that Sudan’s sovereign council will include Transitional Military Council (TMC) head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, the TMC’s spokesperson said.
Under a power-sharing agreement the sovereign council will include five members selected by the TMC, five picked by the main opposition coalition, and one agreed upon by both sides.
The military’s two remaining members will be named at a later time, Shams El Din Kabbashi said.
On Saturday the two sides formally signed a deal in Khartoum, paving the way for a transition to a civilian-led government following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
The military members will select the head of the council for the first 21 months of the transition period, which will last three years and three months, according to the agreement.
The FFC has nominated economist Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister. He is expected to be appointed on Tuesday and sworn in on Wednesday
