Sudanese Communist Party
The Current Political Situation The struggle To Defend The Gains And Advance The Mass Movement Towards Reaching The Goals Of December Uprising ...
Since the mass demonstrations that swept the 131 country in 2013,protesting against the bankrupt economic policy of the dictatorial regime,the streets of the capital and other major and towns were never quite or empty.During the September mass actions the Jangaweed were brought in to quell the peacefull demonstrations which controlled the streets for72 hours. The use of excessive force and shoot to kill instructions resulted in the murder of over 240 protester andover 1000 injured.Scores of the leaders of the opposition,including member of the SCP were detained. The September demonstrationshave unmasked the weakness and isolation of the regime,and alerted the regional and international powers,mainly the US and the EU,with the active participation of the UAE,Saudai Arabia and Egypt to advance plans to support changes within the regime making it more acceptable to certain parts of the opposition,and inviting these forces to be involved in dialogue with Albashir to establish a new government with broader social base. Thus the so-called (Soft Landing) was born.The SCP and allies started building a broad front based on the grass rootes all over the country.On the other hand Albashir called for National Dialogue with the opposition,and as concession he dismissed some of his die hard supporters,and under pressure from the international and regional powers he distanced himself from the Turkish-Qatari axis and the Muslim Brothers inside the country. The SCP made its position clear:NO compromise with the dictatership,the only way forward is the continuation of the struggle till the overthrow of the regime of Albashir and clique,the dismantling and the liquidation of the regime leading to the establishment of the civil democratic state. It is around these two projects,the Soft Landing,and the radical change that the contradictions and struggles were based.It is worth mentioning that the UMMA Party ,The Sudan Congress Party and part of the armed groups left the united opposition platform and accepted to articipate in the scheme proposed leading to the planned presidential election of Albashir in 2020.The EU sensitive to migration issues and human traficking supported the regime ,trained the Jangaweed and tried to convience political parties to be involved with the regime.This action was strongly comdemned by the radical opposition. In January 2018 the SCP organization in the capital called for mass demonstrations to protest against economic policy of the regime.While the Umma party,and the Sudan Congress refused to support the ini-
