March 31,2012 (KHARTOUM) —The ruling National Congress Party (NCP)
said willing to organise anticipated elections in the country stressing
that this idea should be approved by all the Sudanese political forces.
- Mustafa Osman Ismail
In line with April 2010 elections, the Sudanese president Omer
al-Bashir, governors and the MPs are elected for a five-year mandate.
But after independence of the South Sudan, the opposition forces demand
an interim government to prepare new constitution and hold new
elections.
The NCP rejected the demand and expressed willingness to associate
the main opposition forces in a national unity cabinet to prepare a new
Islamic constitution. The opposition Uma National Party (UNP) refused
the offer while the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is now part of the
government.
The other opposition parties particularly the Popular Congress Party
(PCP) of Hassan al-Turabi are not associated to this demarche. The
latter is considered by Khartoum as an ally of the rebel groups who
forged a coalition to topple the regime last year.
Presidential adviser and leading NCP member, Mustafa Osman Ismail
speaking in a political meeting in Algolid, northern Sudan, stated that
his party is ready to hold and contest new elections one or two years
before 2015, end date of the current mandate.
"We can accept the anticipated elections if the other political
forces consented the proposition and we reached an agreement on it,"
said the Sudanese official, pointing out the opposition is composed of
two categories those who want to overthrow the regime and others who
prepare for the elections.
He said the PCP and the Sudanese communist party are working with the
rebel Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) to topple the government with the
full support of the South Sudan. He further said these parties try to
strengthen their position through unwise alliances.
"The SPLM deceived them in the past and now they are leaning on the ailing wall of the SRF," he stressed.
Sudan is fighting the old comrades of the South Sudan ruling party
SPLM in South Kordofan and Blue Nile since June 2011, but now Juba is
seen as main backer of the rebel SPLM-N and its allies from Darfur rebel
groups.
Juba, which is holding complicated talks on the outstanding issues,
is perceived in Khartoum as divided over the way forward in its
relations with its northern neighbour.
Trying to give his version on the issue, Mustafa said South Sudan is
ruled by two groups the first which is headed by Salva Kiir, wants good
relations with Khartoum while the other group "wants to undermine
security and stability in Sudan," he added.
He emphasized the second group is the most powerful and influential
but said that his government is able to" thwart all their plans backed
by the Western circles".
In Khartoum, the opposition parties which welcomed the four freedoms
deal reached on 13 March are voiceless over the current tensions with
the South Sudan.
The UNP which is member of an opposition alliance said opposed to
military action against the government and disapprouves the SRF plans to
topple the regime.
This position affects its relations with the other members of the
National Consensus Forces which, except the PCP, do not support the SRF.
The Uma party, largest political party, experiences difficulties with
other small parties over issues related to the structure of the
opposition alliance.
(ST)
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