# Political Agreement on establishing the structures and institutions of the transitional period between the Transitional Military Council and the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces

significant step in the 2019 Sudanese transition to democracy
Political Agreement on establishing the structures and institutions of the transitional period between the Transitional Military Council and the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces
Chapter One
Guiding Principle
* The two parties agree on the sacredness of the national sovereignty and unity of the Sudanese soil, unity of the Sudan with all its diversity.
* The two parties shall work in partnership and goodwill principle and shall refrain from the hostile and provocative speech.
* The two parties shall abide by the principles of democracy, human rights and the good Sudanese values.
* The parties agree to solve the emerging disputes through dialogue and mutual respect.
Chapter Two
The Transitional arrangements
The Sovereignty Council
* The sovereignty council shall be formed from eleven members, five military selected by the Transitional military Council (TMC), five civilians selected by the Declaration of Freedom and Change (DFC) forces and one civilian to be selected in agreement between the two parties.
* The sovereignty council shall be presided for 21 months by one of the TMC members effective from signing this agreement.
* The sovereignty council shall be presided for the remining 18 months of the transitional period, by one of the civilian members of the sovereignty council.
* The constitutional document of the transitional period shall determine the powers and functions of the sovereignty council.
The Council of Ministers
* The DFC forces shall select the Prime Minister of the civilian government in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the constitutional document of the transitional period.
* The council of ministers shall consist of a president and no more than 20 ministers from national independent competencies, to be selected by the prime ministers from the DFC forces nomination list, and approved by the sovereignty council, except for the ministers
* of defense and interior, who will be appointed by the prime minister upon selection by the military members of the sovereignty council. The prime minister has the jurisdiction to exceptionally nominate two party qualified members to fulfill ministerial positions.
* The constitutional document of the transitional period shall determine the powers and the functions of the council of ministers.
* Members of the sovereignty council, the council of ministers and the governors of the states serve during the transitional period cannot contest in the elections that immediately follows the transitional period.
Chapter Three
The Legislative Council
* The DFC forces confirm its adherence to the 67% of the legislative council membership, and the 33% for other forces not signatories to the DFC.
* The TMC confirms its position on reviewing the legislative council membership percentages.
* The two parties agree to postpone the formation of the legislative council, until the sovereignty council and the council of ministers are formed. Discussion on the legislative council shall continue between the members of the sovereignty council from DFC and the TMC.
* The legislative council shall be formed in no longer than 90 days from the date of establishment of the sovereignty council.
* Pending the formation of the legislative council, the sovereignty council and the council of ministers shall perform the legislative powers in a joint meeting. Legislations shall be referred to the sovereignty council for approval and signature. The tabled legislation is considered effective after 15 days from tabling before the sovereignty council.
Chapter Four
The Investigation Committee
Chapter Five
Functions of the Transitional Period
Chapter Six
Regional and International Support
* The two parties invite the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, the United Nations, the European Union, the League of Arab States, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, permanent members of the Security Council, sisterly and friendly states, to strongly mobilize the economic, financial and humanitarian support to implement this agreement, and to support the transitional institutions to succeed in achieving its functions and duties.
* The two parties appeal to the organizations and sisterly and friendly states mentioned above, to work with the regional and international organizations to lift the Sudan's name from the list of states sponsoring terrorism, lifting sanctions and writing off the Sudan's debts.
* This support is subjected to the principle of the constructive partnership between the Republic of the Sudan and all partners, in the framework of the full respect to the Sudan sovereignty and none interference in the Sudan's internal affairs, regardless of who is the partner, and what type of partnership.
Signed 17 of July 2019 with the witness of the African union and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the partners
Signatures:
* The Transitional Military Council
* The declaration of Freedom and Change Forces
Witnesses
* The African Union
* The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
* The United Nations
* The European Union
* League of Arab States
* The United States of America
* ↑ (Continued from Point 10 on page 1.)
* ↑ (Point 13 is blank.)
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