Sudanese opposition unite in calling for Bashir to step down

Sudanese opposition unite in calling for Bashir to step down
Sudan's main opposition groups on Wednesday (Feb. 13) issued their first joint call for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, appearing at a news conference together for the first time since protests erupted across the country nearly two months ago, Reuters reported.

The opposition had been fragmented across several small but influential political parties, which formed three separate coalitions, and the Sudanese Professionals Association, a union that has led calls for demonstrations which have posed the most significant challenge to Bashir in his nearly 30-year rule.

The groups at their first joint press conference called for the government to step down to pave the way for four-year transitional governance followed by elections.

"We have decided on the programme that would take place after the regime falls and (will) hold a constitutional dialogue conference at the end of the transitional period to decide how Sudan will be ruled," said Mohamed Mokhtar al-Khatib, the general secretary of the Communist party.

Around 200 opposition members present at Wednesday's press conference chanted "Down, that's it!" - one of the main rallying calls of the protests.

Sudan has seen protests, often involving hundreds of people, since Dec. 19 which were sparked by rising food prices and cash shortages and have since turned into an expression of opposition to Bashir.

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