76% of Sudanese Say Changing the Flag Is Not a Priority Under Current Conditions

Khartoum – Sudanhorizon

The results of a wide public opinion survey conducted among Sudanese inside and outside the country revealed significant reservations about the proposal to change the national flag at the present time and revert to the independence-era flag.

The Arab Experts Center for media services and public opinion studies carried out the survey on a wide scale and in an open online format. It covered various Sudanese states, in addition to areas where Sudanese communities reside abroad, including several countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. A total of 64,812 participants took part in the survey.

The survey results obtained by Sudanhorizon showed that 76.5% of respondents do not believe that changing the flag represents a priority under the current circumstances, compared to 22.5% who considered it a priority.

Meanwhile, 51.5% of participants stated that there is no connection between raising the issue of changing the flag and consolidating the legitimacy of the state or the current leadership, while 24.2% believed such a connection exists, and 19.7% said it might exist.

The results also indicated that 56.4% of participants confirmed that the proposal to change the flag contributed to creating a wide public debate, compared to 21.5% who said it did not, while 22.1% believed that it may have done so.

Regarding the hypothesis that raising the issue of changing the flag at this time is linked to the Rapid Support Forces’ discourse about what is known as the “Generation of the 1956 State,” 37.9% of participants answered yes, 28.3% denied the existence of such a link, while 26.8% considered it possible.

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