Overview of the Foundation
The establishment of Binaa Sudan Party began based on an initiative presented by the Sudanese Shadow Government on February 4, 2018, to the Sudanese people. The Sudanese Shadow Government is an initiative that was first proposed in 2011 through various newspapers, consultations, and social media platforms. In September 2012, a press conference was held in Khartoum to call for the establishment of a Sudanese Shadow Government as a new means of opposition and to develop political practice in Sudan. This was accompanied by a number of seminars, discussion circles, and intellectual dialogue and debate around the idea.
On December 24, 2013, the first ministerial formation of a Sudanese shadow government was announced at a press conference in Khartoum (at Tayba Press, managed by the esteemed journalist Faisal Muhammad Salih), which received good local and international media coverage, where the formation of the first Sudanese shadow government was announced.
The Sudanese shadow government sought to change the form and content of political discourse and practice in Sudan by replacing the theoretical political debate based on ideologies with a political competition based on programs that address the needs and aspirations of the Sudanese citizen. This was achieved by presenting detailed practical plans from various political factions for managing the state, so that the differences among political rivals would transform into an objective disagreement over clear executive programs and policies, making it easier for citizens to compare and engage with them and choose the program that best serves their interests instead of getting lost in ideological conflicts.
The Sudanese shadow government believes that politicians in Sudan have focused on resolving the issues of the governance system in Sudan, as there have been excellent proposals put forth by political forces since the Conference on Vital Issues in Asmara in the early 1990s and in various agreements and alliances under different names and locations. For example: a pluralistic state that adheres to democracy, a neutral state towards religions, a state that recognizes and takes pride in ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity, the supremacy of the rule of law, and the separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers. The next step should have been to propose solutions for state management because merely addressing solutions for the (governance system) indicates that the goal is only to reach power as an end. In contrast, proposing solutions for state management indicates that the interest of the citizen is the ultimate goal. The Sudanese shadow government sought to present model solutions for state management issues to send a message to political forces (service providers) indicating that this is the form and level of service they should provide, and to draw the attention of the citizen (service recipient) from another side so that this is the form of service they should expect. Here, the service refers to the political discourse based on state management plans.
The Sudanese shadow government has presented numerous models in the form of detailed programs resembling feasibility studies (you can view them here) in the sectors of health management, peace and war prevention, youth, social welfare, economy, and investment. It has also presented an alternative budget to the official Sudanese government budget, distinguished by its high level of professionalism.يمكنكم الإطلاع عليها من هنا) في قطاعات إدارة الصحة، السلام وإيقاف الحرب، الشباب، الرعاية الاجتماعية الاقتصاد، الاستثمار كما أنها قدمت موازنة بديلة لموازنة حكومة السودان الرسمية، تميزت باحترافية عالية.
Given that the nature and structure of most political parties in Sudan are unable to grasp the necessity of outlining and presenting detailed programs that focus on state management, the Sudanese shadow government has not been able to push the political movement towards proposing detailed programs for state management over the past five years, despite the significant breakthrough that has occurred in the form of Sudanese political discourse in general and its development for various reasons. We have no doubt that one of these reasons is the pressures exerted by the Sudanese shadow government on the political movement.
On February 4, 2018, the Sudanese shadow government decided to call for the establishment of a new political party that adopts its vision of the necessity of outlining detailed policies for managing the state. The Sudanese shadow government believed that the party to be established should not carry any ideological coloring. Transpartisan is a term (which has no official Arabic translation), a relatively new term in political science that refers to a party or political school that seeks to provide comprehensive solutions that transcend and include all ideological positions through a range of programs that serve the interests of everyone or the majority, regardless of ideology. The closest translation of the term is "cross-ideological," as transpartisan systems or cross-ideological ones go beyond typical political binaries (right and left, or capitalism and socialism). Practically, solutions emerge through a new type of public dialogue that transcends polarization by applying proven methods to facilitate dialogue, deliberation, and conflict resolution.