This archive report was first published on 29 November 2019.
On November 28, 2019, Sudan's new authorities took a significant step towards dismantling the regime of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The party of Bashir, the Islamist National Congress Party (NCP), was dissolved, and its registration was cancelled from the list of political parties in Sudan.
The decision was made by the country's new ruling sovereign council and the cabinet led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. They approved a law titled "Dismantling of the regime of 30th June 1989" which aimed to dismantle the regime and recover the plundered wealth of the people.
According to the decree, a committee would be formed to confiscate all properties and assets of the National Congress Party. Additionally, none of the symbols of the regime or party would be allowed to engage in any political activity for 10 years.
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok wrote on Twitter that the dissolution of the party was not a revenge against the country's former rulers but aimed to preserve the dignity of Sudanese people which was crushed by dishonest people.
Thousands of Sudanese rallied late last month in several cities, urging the new authorities to dissolve the former ruling party. The Sudanese Professionals Association, the protest group that had initially led the demonstrations against Bashir, praised the decision to dismantle the former regime.
