Sudan is under increasing international pressure to transition towards a civilian-led interim government. The country has been run by a Transitional Military Council (TMC) of generals since they overthrew the former president, El Tayeb Mustafa, following a popular uprising. The TMC is now in negotiations with the protesters, known as the Alliance for Freedom and Change, over the composition of Sudan's new political structure. Both sides want a majority on the country's 11-member sovereign council, which would form the top tier of power during a planned three-year transitional period.
Sudan is under increasing international pressure to transition towards a civilian-led interim government. The country has been run by a Transitional Military Council (TMC) of generals since they overthrew the former president, Omar al-Bashir, following a popular uprising. The TMC is now in negotiations with the protesters, known as the Alliance for Freedom and Change, over the composition of Sudan's new political structure. Both sides want a majority on the country's 11-member sovereign council, which would form the top tier of power during a planned three-year transitional period.