State-owned Sudan Radio is reporting that talks between the ruling military council and opposition leaders have continued overnight in Khartoum in a bid to finalise a transitional power-sharing deal agreed on 5 July.
“The Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change (FDFC) are continuing their meetings at the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum to discuss the constitutional document,” Sudan Radio said.
“Meetings have been going on since yesterday until now and the two sides are discussing a number of issues in the agenda,” it added.
The power-sharing agreement envisions a 39-month transition period led by a joint sovereign council, with the TMC and FDFC holding the rotational presidency, with the military in charge for 21 months and the civilians having 18 months.
However, the deal has reportedly been held up by the FDFC’s rejection of the granting of absolute immunity to the TMC, which it accuses of ordering a deadly crackdown on protesters last month.
A press conference is due to be held on the outcome of the overnight talks.
