January 12, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) - Sudan's deputy leader Malik Agar said on Sunday that the government is overhauling laws governing political parties to prepare for elections after the conflict with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is resolved. Agar, who is deputy head of the Sovereign Council, said in a televised address the government was restructuring the Council for Political Party Affairs and revising legislation to prepare for a 'foundational political process' that would lead to a civilian-led government. He urged political factions to move beyond 'contradiction and adversarial demands' and work towards a political settlement that would culminate in elections. Agar, who also heads the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North/Revolutionary Front, said a committee had been formed to plan reconstruction efforts in areas devastated by fighting. He also warned armed groups who have joined the fight against the RSF not to use the conflict to establish a 'parallel army,' saying their participation should be a catalyst to strengthen the national army. Agar accused those who have supported the RSF, including by fighting alongside them, of being complicit in the bloodshed and said they would be held accountable. He said authorities had documented RSF violations and 'everyone who has committed …

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