Sudanese group forms parallel civilian government in Khartoum
The Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, announced the formation of a civilian parallel government in Khartoum, 19 months after seizing the majority of Sudan’s capital, according to Asharq Al-Awsat and agencies on November 30th.
Abdul Latif Abdullah al-Amin al-Hassan was named as as prime minister and formed a 90-member legislative civilian council, which has elected a judicial council and has been sworn in.
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The legislative council claimed it would provide essential services to the people, protect them and offer them civil assistance. It also vowed to restore state agencies that have collapsed during the war.
Khartoum had been without a government or administration since the cabinet relocated to Port Sudan during the war and the RSF sezied large parts of the capital including the presidential palace and various ministries.
Nael Babakir Nael Al-Mak Nasser, head of the legislative council, said the vacuum created by the war led to the collapse in basic and essential services, causing people to demand the establishment of a civilian administration.
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“The people of Khartoum took on this historic responsibility and communicated with the RSF leaderships in the state to request their approval to establish a civilian administration that can offer basic services,” he told a press conference on November 29th.
Asharq Al-Awsat
