Roadmap for Resolving Sudan's Political Problems

The political crisis is exacerbated by the blockage of the Sudanese political horizon in the face of various actors. Every political situation continues in a state of crisis, which puts citizens under more economic pressure and disrupts their interests. It also poses a threat to Sudan's national security and makes Sudan vulnerable to foreign interference. It also makes it more difficult to complete the democratic transition. We are in the Binna Sudan Party as part of our relentless quest to make political discourse, a speech that offers scientific solutions. We present to the masses of the Sudanese people first and then the Sudanese political parties and forces, the armed forces and armed movements, with this initiative to solve the crisis of the blockage of the political horizon in two stages. The first stage is the formation of a transitional presidential council of a civil nature as a top priority and the second stage is the formation of a technocratic government in the interest of this council.

Phase 1: Formation of a transitional presidential council
* A fifteen-member presidential council:
1. (6) Representatives of the armed forces.
2- (2) representatives of the civil opposition, provided that at least one of them is a woman.
3. (2) Representatives of the armed opposition.
4- (3) Representatives of young people provided that at least one of them is a woman.
5- A former Supreme Court or constitutional judge recognized for his competence and independence.
6- A distinguished independent academic figure agreed upon by the members mentioned.
* The Council chooses a president provided that it is a civil person.
* The Transitional Council acts as President of the Republic.
* The Council will form a government of technocrats (non-partisan or non-political) to run the state.
* The authority of the Presidential Council will last until the end of the transitional period, which lasts for a period of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years.
* The Transitional Presidential Council hands over to the elected presidential body after the end of the transitional period and the holding of general elections.

Phase 2: The formation of a transitional technocratic government: By reading the complex political reality in Sudan, there is an urgent need to form a technocratic government, based on two pillars:
The first is to remove the sensitive transition period from attracting politicians and their intersections and the intersections of their political ideologies. To ensure the stability of the country and thus to ensure democratic transition.
Second: All political forces should be equal in democratic elections after the transitional period to ensure that everyone accepts their results and thus ensures democratic transition, the existence of a party or political alliance In government it may give him some advantage in a new or nascent democracy.

The technocratic government manages the transition and operates on three axes:

The first axis: state administration
* Enact transitional justice, reparations and national reconciliation laws (please see the draft of the transitional justice program prepared by the Binna Sudan Party).
* Work to demobilize and reintegrate all arms-carrying forces in Sudan to ensure that the only arms carrier in Sudan is the Sudanese Armed Forces of a national nature, which absorbs part of the of the non-governmental forces currently carrying weapons.
* Work to lift economic sanctions on Sudan and restore Sudan's image in the international community.
* Seeking international approval to exempt Sudan from its foreign debt in accordance with the initiative to exempt the most indebted countries.
* Restructuring of the Federal Government (Annex 1).
* The issuance of temporary interim legislation shall be valid with 75% of the votes of the Presidential Council and the transitional government, although they must be held in a unified council.
* The federal system (state governments) is suspended and all federal constitutional organs dissolved once the transitional government is formed.
* The administration of Sudan is divided into 7 geographical regions operated by the system of directorates and centrally managed by the Government of the technocrats:
1- Khartoum 2 - Darfur 3 - Eastern 4 - Northern 5 - Kordofan 6 - Blue Nile 7 - Niles (formerly Middle)
* The transitional government does not conclude any long-term contracts or agreements, except for budget financing agreements at the beginning of the transition period.
* Ensure that Sudanese women participate in the transitional government and all state agencies by at least %25.
* To ensure that young people (under 40) have at least %25 participation in the transitional government.

The second axis: the management of the constitutional process
* Preparing for a constitutional national conference to begin within a maximum period of 6 months from the beginning of the transitional period.
* The establishment of a constitutional national conference, in which all political, social and youth forces participate in a round table with a duration of 18 months.
* The Constitutional National Congress submits the draft of the permanent constitution of Sudan to the transitional government to hold a popular referendum for approval within three months of its handover to the transitional government (technocratic government).

The third axis: the management of the electoral process
* Work to create a free democratic climate for all political formations.
* Supporting political forces under specific conditions (Annex 2) to ensure the establishment of political institutions independent of the dominance of domestic or foreign capital.
* The transitional government calls for general elections in accordance with the constitution authorized in the popular referendum.
* Civilian political forces (and also military now) should be immediately involved in formulating their development projects and solutions to the country's problems. The step that we believe is the key to restoring the confidence of the Sudanese street in its political forces and its ability to develop effective solutions to its daily life problems.

Annex 1: The proposed ministerial formation of Binna Sudan Party
1- Ministry of Interior.
2- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
3- Ministry of Defence.
4- The Ministry of Finance.
5- The Ministry of Justice.
6- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
7- Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Roads.
8- Ministry of Science and Scientific Research.
9- Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock.
10- The Ministry of Energy.
11- Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Annex 2: Conditions for supporting political parties: The purpose of the process of supporting parties is the contribution of the state to the process of parties reform as they are the real tools for the exercise and consolidation of democracy at the state level, as This contributes to preventing the dominance of the capital over the parties, whether the capital is domestic or foreign.
* The party membership should not be less than 5,000 registered members who complete the registration documents.
* The party should be national and have at least 200 members from each of Sudan's seven provinces.
* The party system should be democratic and declare its internal regulations and constitution.
* All party expenses and revenues should be subject to financial review and declared audit.
* A number of cadres of each party receive under-trained leadership, governance and information (the transitional government can provide courses across government institutions).

Last updated: April 17, 2019