Sudan’s dissolved National Congress Party (NCP) held a leadership meeting in Port Sudan, the SAF-backed administration’s temporary seat, and urged the military controlled government led by Kamil Idris to open what it called a comprehensive national dialogue “without exclusion,” according to a party statement.
The gathering, chaired by acting party leader Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, said the current phase requires a focus on restoring security and stability, “ending the rebellion,” and resisting what it described as foreign interference in Sudan’s internal affairs. It called for re-centering the transition on “core tasks,” including unifying the internal front and achieving national peace.
The party urged Idris’s cabinet to operate with “full independence” and to convene broad talks that include political, social and civil actors as well as scholars, thinkers and researchers. It argued that a durable political settlement and a decentralized democratic system require the participation of all parties in an open negotiation process “without exclusion or external tutelage.”
The statement also congratulated General al-Burhan’s army (SAF) and allied formations, along with what it termed “mujahideen,” for what it cliamed as successive victories over the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has repeatedly denied the presence of the banned party’s cadres within state structures. However, critics note that more than 60 NCP figures — many wanted by domestic or international justice mechanisms — appeared publicly in Port Sudan at the funeral procession attended by former NCP leader Mohamed Tahir Eila, highlighting the party’s continued visibility despite its dissolution.
