Popular Congress Party حزب المؤتمر الشعبي | |
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Leader | Ibrahim El Sanousi |
Founded | 1999 |
Split from | National Congress Party |
Headquarters | Khartoum |
Newspaper | Ray al-Shaab |
Ideology | Sudanese nationalism Islamism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
National affiliation | National Consensus Forces (NCF) |
National Assembly of Sudan | 0 / 354
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Council of States of Sudan | 0 / 50
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Website | |
popularcongress.org | |
The Popular Congress Party (PCP, Arabic: حزب المؤتمر الشعبي) is a Islamist political party in Sudan. The party was founded by Hassan al-Turabi.[1]
The party emerged from a split within the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in 1999, due to differences between Turabi and President Omar al-Bashir.[1] The party is one of the most outspoken against the NCP, advocating a popular uprising to overthrow the government.[2] The party relies heavily on displaced Western Sudanese living in Khartoum's shanty towns for support.[1]
The party is a member of the National Consensus Forces opposition alliance.[3]