According to the spokesman for the Council, General Yassir al-Ata, the purpose of the meeting was to find a consensus on the appointment of a new "independent" government leader to head a civilian executive.

The organizers of anti-government demonstrations, members of the Sudanese Professionals Association in particular, did not take part in this meeting.

They are calling on the Sudanese people to continue demonstrations until power is handed over to a civilian government.

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According to them, the next government must put Omar al-Bashir, the country's former president, on trial. He was ousted Thursday by the military after 30 years in power.

For Khalid Omar, secretary general of the Sudanese People's Congress (opposition), the demonstrators will not accept members of the Transitional National Council remaining in power.

"They (the demonstrators) are against this military coup. They (the coup leaders) are trying to steal the people's demands," Khalid Omar warned.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, heading the new military power, has "committed to establishing an entirely civilian government." But he gave no timeline for this transition.

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Representatives of the protest movement met with the Transitional Military Council to demand the admission of civilians to this body.

General Burhan Abdelrahman, who has headed the Council since Saturday, announced the lifting of the curfew imposed by his predecessor, General Awad Ibn Auf. The latter resigned after a few days in charge of the country, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir's regime.

General Abdelrahman promised to "uproot" the regime of ousted President Omar al-Bashir.