Sudan’s JEM: PM’s cabinet dissolution breaches peace deal
June 2, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said on Monday that Prime Minister Kamal Idris’s decision to dissolve the government violated the Juba Peace Agreement and affected internal cohesion.
Idris, the recently appointed Prime Minister, dissolved the cabinet on Sunday. He tasked general secretaries and undersecretaries to run ministries until a new government is formed after the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Mutasim Ahmed Saleh, JEM’s political secretary, said on X, formerly Twitter, that “the complete dissolution of the government, including the peace ministers, is a clear violation of the text of Article 8.3 of the Juba Peace Agreement.”
JEM was among the groups that signed the Juba Peace Agreement in October 2020 with a transitional government, which the army overthrew in October 2021.
Under the pact, JEM was granted the finance and social welfare ministries, as well as several government bodies, including the Social Security Fund and the Tax Authority.
Saleh stated that the dissolution decision exceeded the agreed-upon text and international guarantees. He added that “the measure taken not only affects the balance of power established by the agreement but also threatens the credibility of commitments to peace parties and weakens trust in the political transition process, which could affect the cohesion of the internal front in a highly complex situation.”
Article 8.3 of the Juba Peace Agreement stipulates that peace parties shall retain positions obtained under the deal, and no position shall be vacated except by an alternative from their side.
Saleh noted that the article reinforces the principle of a tripartite partnership during the transitional period, which included the “military component, peace parties, and the Forces of Freedom and Change,” but has now become a bilateral partnership after one of its parties withdrew.
Ignoring this arrangement weakens existing commitments and undermines the partnership’s foundation, he said.
Idris is expected to hold intensive consultations with political forces and military groups loyal to the army to form a new government after the Eid holiday.