pro democracy activists are unhappy. many of them, mostly young protesters, say young protesters, say the deal is a sham and that hamdok betrayed them. he made a deal with the military so they can remain in powerfor longer. honestly, we don t know what is actually behind this so people are quite upset and shocked at what they have done because they think it is more to bless the troops. so is that fair? why did abdallah hamdok make the deal? prime minister hamdok signed this deal with the military in large part so he could prove to be a mediating influence within two very maximalist camps, you know, the military on one side who want to consolidate ongoing control of society, and on the other side, you have the civilian protesters who are on the streets, have been very brave and faced down bullets. they also have shown little interest now in negotiating with the military, allowing them to have any space at the table. protests have achieved dramatic