under house arrest. for weeks it was not clear where he was. six weeks ago he was reinstated. that gave the military rulers some small drop of legitimacy. all of that is now gone. this is how he explained it when he gave his resignation last night. >> translator: even after the october 25th coup we signed a framework with the military in an attempt to get back on track with the democratic transition, to put an end to the bloodshed and safeguard what had been achieved in the past two years and to adhere to the constitutional declaration that governed the transition. >> reporter: there's a great deal of concern within sudan and what this means. the leaders should set aside the differences and come together. they have a plan here. there is supposed to be a democratic transition in 2023. whether that will happen now is a big question mark. who becomes a prime minister is