 During the Cold War the party developed two main wings; an Orthodox Marxist and Pro-Soviet wing led by Abdel Khaliq Mahjub, and a Nationalist wing emphasizing a more localized Sudanese interpretation of Marxism led by Ahmad Sulayman and Farouk Abu Issa.The party previously supported the policies and positions of the SPLM in the early 1990s.The SCP advocated a return to democratic rule and opposed the secession of South Sudan.