Leader Hassan al-Turabi Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan Ideology Sunni Islamism | Founded 1999 (1999) Newspaper Ray al-Shaab | |
Split from National Congress Party | ||
Popular Congress Party is a political party in Sudan. The party was led by the late Hassan al-Turabi.
The party emerged from a split within the ruling National Congress Party in 1999, due to differences between Turabi and President Omar al-Bashir. The party is one of the most outspoken against the National Congress, advocating a popular uprising to overthrow the government. The party relies heavily on displaced Western Sudanese living in Khartoum's shanty towns for support.
The party is a member of the National Consensus Forces opposition alliance.
The party newspaper, Ray al-Shaab, has been banned since 2012.
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Popular Congress Party (Sudan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA