Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

When Britain's Parliament undergoes a huge renovation in 2025, its lawmakers will move

to an exact replica of their debating chamber. We take a look at the curious assertion that

function follows form, that how the world's Parliament's are laid out affects how they operate.

And nearly half of Estonia's adult population has sung at Lala Padu, a huge choral festival.

Singing in the Baltic country is intimately tied to protest and revolution, and now

populists are trying to get festival goers to sing from their hymn sheets.

But first, the former president of Sudan Omar Alba Shire is in court this week facing

trial on allegations of corruption. Mr. Bashir governed Sudan for almost 30 years after

seizing power in a coup in 1989. His was a violent autocracy. In 2009, the International

Criminal Court charged him with crimes against humanity and genocide. In April, he in turn

was toppled by a coup orchestrated by military leaders that surrounded him.

They were responding to months of public protests that started in December, initially about

red and fuel prices that soon escalated to demands for civilian rule.

But after Mr. Bashir's ouster, the military stayed in power and demonstrations continued.

In June, a brutal raid on a protest camp left more than 100 dead. Sudan seemed stuck in

a cycle of uprising and violence. But this weekend, the leaders of the April coup struck

a deal to share power with civilians over a three-year transitional period. Abdullah Hamdok

and economist was nominated as prime minister. The streets of the Capitol cartoon filled

with celebrations. Now, there's cautious optimism that the people's demands will in time

be met. In the meantime, Mr. Bashir faces a very visible reckoning.

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