Tagdum needs to attract other forces to form a critical mass to stop the war: SPLM-RDC
June 10, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement- Revolutionary Democratic Current (SPLM-RDC) stated on Monday that the Tagadum Coordination of Democratic Civilian Forces needs to attract other forces to form “a critical mass to stop the war”.
The Revolutionary Current is led by Yasir Arman, one of the prominent leaders of Tagadum, which held a founding conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, at the end of last May. During the conference, the coalition of the anti-war forces approved its political vision and organizational structures and elected former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as the head of the alliance’s leadership body.
The leadership office of the SPLM- RDC held a periodic meeting on Saturday, June 8, to assess the Tagadum conference in Addis Ababa, the current war situation, and the future of peace and the political process.
In a statement received by “Sudan Tribune,” the Revolutionary Current’s leadership office said, “Despite the wide participation in the founding conference, the front opposed to the war and the forces of the revolution have not reached a critical mass. Therefore, it is necessary to work with more forces that stand against the war to reach the critical mass needed to stop the conflict.”
The statement pointed out that the founding conference was accompanied by administrative and organizational errors, which led to a weak geographical and political balance, thus reducing the maximum benefit to be achieved.
The statement stressed that the alliance’s structures that emerged from the conference need effort, transparency, and coordination between its levels to perform the complex tasks facing the civilian and democratic forces. It also explained that the political process and external relations need collective management.
Tagadum is pushing towards launching a political process that addresses governance issues after the war, in conjunction with ceasefire negotiations, leading to the formation of a civilian government.
The Revolutionary Current called on the army leaders to resume negotiations without conditions and to present their vision and demands as a negotiating position, as the conditions prolong the war and undermine the seriousness of the army’s leaders towards peace.
The group also called to stop attacks on civilians, especially in El Fasher in North Darfur state, El Obeid in North Kordofan state, and Al Jazirah state.
The statement added, “Stopping the war is an urgent necessity and must be stopped for humanitarian reasons without conditions from any party to provide a political space that enables the return of the displaced and the search for sustainable solutions.”