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Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said as prime minister was a direct result of the military coup, the Sudanese Congress Party said in a statement Monday.

The resignation also ended the which the FFC had refused, the statement added.

Hamdok said on Sunday that he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with who he argued could save a transition toward democracy.

The coup -Ìýwhich took place on -Ìýhas triggered mass demonstrations and a violent crackdown that so far has left at least 57 dead and hundreds wounded. At least 13 women have been raped during the unrest.

On November 21, reinstated Hamdok in a deal promising elections in mid-2023. The protest movement slammed the deal as "betrayal" and has kept up street pressure.

Late Sunday, announced that he was stepping down, saying he had tried to prevent the country "from sliding toward disaster" but that it was now at a "dangerous crossroads threatening its very survival".

Pro-democracy activists have urged to take to the streets and to head to the presidential palace in Khartoum "until victory is achieved".

Sudan has been navigating a fragile transition towards full civilian rule since the April 2019 ouster of following an unprecedented wave of youth-led protests.

Burhan last month issued a decree allowing security forces to arrest individuals "over crimes related to the state of emergency", effectively banning street protests.

Security forces are allowed to enter and search "any building or individual" and impose "surveillance of any property and facility".

Since the coup, authorities have often and disrupted communication lines to prevent mass gatherings.