February 11, 2025 (NAIROBI) – Sudanese political groups and professional associations opposed to a parallel government initiative announced on Tuesday the formation of the “Civil Democratic Alliance of the Forces of the Revolution – Resistance” (Smoud) led by former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. The announcement follows the dissolution of the “Coordination of the Democratic Civil Forces (Tagadum)” on Monday after disagreements among its components regarding the declaration of a parallel government in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Each party will now choose a new name. In a statement received by Sudan Tribune, political and union forces said they “decided to join the Civil Democratic Alliance of the Forces of the Revolution (Smoud) through temporary structures, headed by Abdallah Hamdok.” The alliance includes the National Umma Party, the Sudanese Congress Party, the National Unified Umma Party, the Sudanese National Party, the Umma National Party, the Tawasul Party, the Nasserist Party, the National Alliance Party, the United Popular Front, the Haq Movement, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – Revolutionary Democratic Current (SPLM-RDC) the statement said. It added that the coalition comprises 17 union and professional bodies, including the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate, the Sudan Doctors Committee, the Emergency Lawyers, …

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