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National Consensus Forces تحالف قوى الإجماع الوطني | |
|---|---|
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| Founder | Farouk Abu Issa |
| Founded | April 2010 |
| Preceded by | National Democratic Alliance |
| Headquarters | Khartoum |
| Ideology | Antimilitarism Secularism Factions: Communism Social democracy Nasserism Ba'athism Neo-Ba'athism Sudanese nationalism Islamic democracy Islamism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| National affiliation | Forces of Freedom and Change |
The National Consensus Forces (NCF, Ij’maa) is a coalition of political parties in Sudan that opposed the rule of the National Congress Party, and was initially formed to stand against the NCP in the 2010 Sudanese elections.[1] Farouk Abu Issa served as chairman from 2005 until his death in 2020.[2]
It is part of the FFC (Forces for Freedom and Change), a wide coalition, which sought to overthrow Omar al-Bashir and to negotiate the democratic transition with the military after he was deposed.
In a recent statement, the coalition called for the end of bombing campaigns against civilians in the Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan states, organized by pro-government forces. They also called on the UN and the African Union to protect civilians and internally displaced persons in the area.[3]
Policies
[edit]The Popular Congress Party, the National Umma Party, and the Sudanese Communist Party later signed the Democratic Alternative Charter (DAC) on 4 July 2012, committing themselves to overthrowing the NCP through various peaceful political and popular means and establishing a civil and democratic state.[1] The DAC was signed by 19 opposition parties.[4] The NCF later outlined their plan for a transitional government to lead Sudan in the post-NCP phase. The NCF's plan involves the establishment of a parliament, a presidential council of six members representing six regions after restructuring the current federal system and an executive government of 20 ministers.[2]
Internal division, over strategy and leadership, led to the creation in 2018 of an opposing coalition umbrella called the Sudan Call. The NCF was at first allied to the Sudan Call, but it later on accused them of aiming towards reconciliation with the government, while their ultimate goal was "regime change".[5] The NCF even purged those suspected of thinking of this "soft-landing" with the government within its own ranks. It was then reduced to the Communist Party, as well as Baathist and Nasserite elements.[5]
Member parties
[edit]Main parties
[edit]| Name | Ideology | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Sudanese Communist Party | Communism Marxism-Leninism | Muhammad Mukhtar Al-Khatib |
| Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan | Ba'athism Saddamism | Ali Elraih El Sanhoory |
| Ba'ath Party – Organization of Sudan | Neo-Ba'athism | Al-Tijani Mustafa Yassin |
| Popular Congress Party | Sudanese nationalism Islamism | Ibrahim El Sanousi |
| Sudanese Ba'ath Party | Ba'athism | Mohamed Ali Jadin |
| National Umma Party | Sudanese nationalism Islamic democracy | Fadlallah Baramah Nasser |
| Nasserist Democratic Unionist Party | Nasserism | Gamal Abdunnasir Idris |
| Unified Democratic Unionist Party | N/A | Jala'a Ismail Al-azhari |
| New Forces Democratic Movement | N/A | Halal Abdulhaleem |
| Sudanese Congress Party | Social democracy | Khalid Omar Yousif |
See also
[edit]- National Democratic Alliance – a previous opposition alliance in Sudan
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sudan: Who's who in the opposition
- ^ a b National Consensus Forces (NCF)
- ^ Editor, Digital Qquality (2016-05-24). "National Consensus Force calls on govt to stop bombing civilians in Darfur". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Police and Security Forces Continue Clampdown on Protesters & Launch Mass Arrests
- ^ a b El-Gizouli, Magdi (2019-04-12). "The Fall of al-Bashir: Mapping Contestation Forces in Sudan". Arab Reform Initiative.
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National Consensus Forces تحالف قوى الإجماع الوطني | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founder | Farouk Abu Issa |
| Founded | April 2010 |
| Preceded by | National Democratic Alliance |
| Headquarters | Khartoum |
| Ideology | Antimilitarism Secularism Factions: Communism Social democracy Nasserism Ba'athism Neo-Ba'athism Sudanese nationalism Islamic democracy Islamism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| National affiliation | Forces of Freedom and Change |
The National Consensus Forces (NCF, Ij’maa) is a coalition of political parties in Sudan that opposed the rule of the National Congress Party, and was initially formed to stand against the NCP in the 2010 Sudanese elections.[1] Farouk Abu Issa served as chairman from 2005 until his death in 2020.[2]
It is part of the FFC (Forces for Freedom and Change), a wide coalition, which sought to overthrow Omar al-Bashir and to negotiate the democratic transition with the military after he was deposed.
In a recent statement, the coalition called for the end of bombing campaigns against civilians in the Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan states, organized by pro-government forces. They also called on the UN and the African Union to protect civilians and internally displaced persons in the area.[3]
Policies
The Popular Congress Party, the National Umma Party, and the Sudanese Communist Party later signed the Democratic Alternative Charter (DAC) on 4 July 2012, committing themselves to overthrowing the NCP through various peaceful political and popular means and establishing a civil and democratic state.[1] The DAC was signed by 19 opposition parties.[4] The NCF later outlined their plan for a transitional government to lead Sudan in the post-NCP phase. The NCF's plan involves the establishment of a parliament, a presidential council of six members representing six regions after restructuring the current federal system and an executive government of 20 ministers.[2]
Internal division, over strategy and leadership, led to the creation in 2018 of an opposing coalition umbrella called the Sudan Call. The NCF was at first allied to the Sudan Call, but it later on accused them of aiming towards reconciliation with the government, while their ultimate goal was "regime change".[5] The NCF even purged those suspected of thinking of this "soft-landing" with the government within its own ranks. It was then reduced to the Communist Party, as well as Baathist and Nasserite elements.[5]
Member parties
Main parties
| Name | Ideology | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Sudanese Communist Party | Communism Marxism-Leninism | Muhammad Mukhtar Al-Khatib |
| Ba'ath Party – Region of Sudan | Ba'athism Saddamism | Ali Elraih El Sanhoory |
| Ba'ath Party – Organization of Sudan | Neo-Ba'athism | Al-Tijani Mustafa Yassin |
| Popular Congress Party | Sudanese nationalism Islamism | Ibrahim El Sanousi |
| Sudanese Ba'ath Party | Ba'athism | Mohamed Ali Jadin |
| National Umma Party | Sudanese nationalism Islamic democracy | Fadlallah Baramah Nasser |
| Nasserist Democratic Unionist Party | Nasserism | Gamal Abdunnasir Idris |
| Unified Democratic Unionist Party | N/A | Jala'a Ismail Al-azhari |
| New Forces Democratic Movement | N/A | Halal Abdulhaleem |
| Sudanese Congress Party | Social democracy | Khalid Omar Yousif |
See also
- National Democratic Alliance – a previous opposition alliance in Sudan
References
- ^ a b Sudan: Who's who in the opposition
- ^ a b National Consensus Forces (NCF)
- ^ Editor, Digital Qquality (2016-05-24). "National Consensus Force calls on govt to stop bombing civilians in Darfur". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Police and Security Forces Continue Clampdown on Protesters & Launch Mass Arrests
- ^ a b El-Gizouli, Magdi (2019-04-12). "The Fall of al-Bashir: Mapping Contestation Forces in Sudan". Arab Reform Initiative.
 | This article about a Sudanese political party is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |