No proposal for interim government was discussed in Sudan’s dialogue: NCP
January 3, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has said that the dialogue conference didn’t discuss any proposals for establishing an interim government.
“General elections should be held following the end of the interim period and the incumbents of the constitutional and legislative posts wouldn’t be allowed to participate in it. The elected Constitutional Assembly would approve the country’s permanent constitution. Presidency would be rotated among members of a council of states that is formed in a manner to reflect diversity in Sudan,” he said.
However, the NCP representative at the “Governance Issues” committee of the dialogue conference Salah Ali Adam told the pro-government Sudan Media Center (SMC) Sunday that the PCP representative has actually laid out a proposal for forming an interim government but it was not discussed within the committee.
Adam underscored that any talk about a transitional government reflects nothing but a “point of view”, saying that all participants in the dialogue are free to express their ideas and views without restrictions.
He renewed his party’s commitment to implement the outcome of the dialogue, saying what would be agreed upon in the conference will represent a roadmap for the future of Sudan.
Adam also urged the holdout opposition to listen to voice of reason and join the dialogue conference.
The NCP-led national dialogue conference was inaugurated in Khartoum on October 10th amid large boycott from the major political and armed opposition.
Armed and political opposition groups say they are ready to join the dialogue process, should the ruling NCP accept to create a conducive environment and accept to hold an inclusive pre-dialogue meeting under the auspices of the African Union.
(ST)