Al Burhan’s appointments anger the Democratic Bloc parties

A leading official in the Democratic Bloc reported arrangements for an urgent meeting to take a decisive step in regards to what he called Al-Burhan’s monopoly of decision-making in the recent government changes without their knowledge, indicating that the bloc is considering the possibilities of leaving the de facto government and the fight alongside the Army after it became clear that decisions were dictated by “the group of the defunct regime” to Al-Burhan for implementation.

In similar context, two sources revealed to “Sudan Tribune” a meeting that included five British diplomats with the Democratic Bloc, in which what the source described as “Al-Burhan’s monopoly of decision-making” was discussed.

One of the sources stated that the meeting discussed the war and the ministerial changes made by Army Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

According to one of the sources, members of the Democratic Bloc informed the British delegation that they weren’t aware of or involved in any decisions related to the recent ministerial changes.

Al-Burhan made a limited ministerial reshuffle that included the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Culture and Information, Commerce, as well as Religious Affairs and Endowments, amid reports of other possible ministerial changes.

A source reported that the meeting held in Cairo will result in a subsequent meeting of the Democratic Bloc to consider the issue and take a practical step that expresses the objection of the Army’s biggest allies to this unilateral step.

A member of the bloc called on the British delegation to reaffirm the necessity of the UK government to support all Sudanese political forces without bias.

It is rather noteworthy that the Democratic Bloc, after splitting from the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC), allied with the Army to overthrow Hamdok’s government in October (2021).

The bloc consists of several parties and Movements, most notably of which are; the Democratic Unionist Party led by Ja’afar al-Mirghani, the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi, the Justice and Equality Movement led by Gibril Ibrahim, the Beja Council led by Mohammed Al-Amin Terik, and the Democratic Alliance for Justice led by Mubarak Ardol.

The bloc shifted to support and back the Army after the outbreak of the war on April 15th, 2023.