There is no doubt that the influence of Egypt has been strong but al-Bashir nevertheless has some support in the population. We do not see the same momentum as we saw in Egypt. There have been demonstrations on a regular basis over the past few months, there was one yesterday in fact; once again there were arrests. So we see that the young people are very frustrated. Youth movements in the Sudan are starting to come out of the shadows a bit. That had begun during the elections. Groups of young people had begun to organize and to distribute flyers. They are trying to get involved in the political scene in Sudan and hoped to create a new country.
These groups are still active and are continuing to speak out in a very courageous way. During the elections or just before them, several young people spoke in public and a crowd gathered around them. All they were doing was talking about their desire for freedom, change, etc. When the police arrived, the crowd surrounded these young people and they managed to get out. Sometimes one would speak, then fade into the crowd, then someone else would take the podium. So young people are now being felt as a force. The current movement does not have the scope of the ones we have seen in other countries, but we see that they are expressing a desire for something better.