KHARTOUM ( Halbeeg News)- Sudan’s military and an alliance of opposition groups have signed an accord creating a transitional power-sharing body, after weeks of negotiations aimed at breaking the political deadlock that has gripped the country since the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir in April.
The two sides signed the document on Wednesday after intense overnight talks in the capital, Khartoum, over the details of an agreement reached earlier this month to establish a joint military-civilian sovereign council that will rule the country by rotation.
The Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) alliance are still negotiating over a much more contentious document, the constitutional declaration, which is expected to be signed on Friday, said an African Union mediator.
According to the framework agreement that was reached on July 5, the new 11-member governing body will rule the country for just over three years, after which elections will be held.
It will have a total of six civilians, including five from the protest umbrella movement, and five military representatives. The body will be headed by a general during the first 21 months of the transition, followed by a civilian for the remaining 18 months.
The two sides also agreed the FFC would appoint a cabinet of ministers.
Source: ALJAZEERA ENGLISH
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