18/7/2025–|Last update: 13:34 (Mecca time)
More than a month has passed since the appointment of the Sudanese politician and academic Kamel Idris Prime Minister, amid popular hopes to be able to fill the executive void that required state institutions for more than two years. But the delay in declaring the full formation of the government raises increasing questions about its ability to work under complex political and security conditions.
Idris was sworn in on May 31 in front of the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel -Fattah Al -BurhanTo become the first civilian prime minister to grant “full powers” since the army’s procedures in October 2021 to topple the former civilian government led by Abdullah Hamdouk.
According to the announcement, the Idris collection will consist of 22 ministries, and it was called “the government of hope” as it will be of “national, not partisan competencies and represent the voice of the silent majority.”
But until mid -July, only 15 ministers were announced, in the intermittent process of appointment to the Ministry of Interior and Defense, then Health, Agriculture and Higher Education, and continued in two other installments that included finance, justice, federal rule, trade and religious affairs, then media, livestock, minerals, social welfare and infrastructure.
Delay dispels hopes
A report by the Turkish Anatolia News Agency believes that despite the symbolic and political importance of the appointment of Idris, the delay in completing the formation of the government has gradually eroded hope among the Sudanese people, especially in light of the continuation of the war between the army forces led by the proof and rapid support led by Muhammad Hamdan Daklo (HamidaSince April 2023.
This war resulted in more than 20,000 officially dead, and caused the displacement of about 15 million people internally and externally, according to international estimates. On the other hand, a study of American universities indicates that the number of dead may approach 130,000.
Political complications
Political analyst Othman Fadlallah attributes this delay to the internal conflicts between the military and civil components that support power in Port Sudan, the temporary headquarters of the government.
He told Anatolia that the expansion of the circle of consultation between Idris, the sovereign council, the army, the armed movements, and the local community forces delayed the arrival of consensus.
Fadlallah added that “Idris’s vision of the formation of a government of technocrats is independent of political and tribal classes is not applicable due to the increasing influence of tribal groups and regional militias and their demand for representation in the government.”
He pointed out that Idris “clashed with the demands of the armed movements, which the Juba Peace Agreement stipulates that 25% of the government seats” increased the complexity of the consensus required for the formation of the government.
Stalled birth
For his part, political analyst Mohamed Saeed believes that this delay is “expected” because “the final decision on appointments is not in the hands of the Prime Minister alone, but rather the military participates in the Sovereignty Council, which takes a long time in understandings.”
Saeed pointed out that this situation reflects a “stalled birth” of a government that may face difficulty in achieving harmony and harmony between its components.
He considered that Idris “will not be the owner of an independent decision, but rather an executive head that implements the sovereignty council”, which limits the effectiveness of his executive role, despite the official statements by granting him full powers.
And since the overthrow of the president Omar Al -Bashir In April 2019, the country did not know a real political stability. At the time, a transitional authority for civilians and military personnel was formed under a “constitutional document”, but it did not last long, and ended with the coup of the proof in October 2021.
Since then, all regional and international initiatives have fallen into a civil transition or to stop the ongoing war. Despite the formation of the Idris government, field divisions and challenges, especially against the background of the war, are still threatening to thwart any efforts to restore stability.