Sudan: 'Al Bashir's Candidacy Humiliation for All Sudanese' - Darfur Displaced

12 January 2015
opinion

Khartoum / Kalma Camp — The National Elections Commission (NEC) received on Sunday President Omar Al Bashir's application to run for the presidential elections scheduled for April. The Darfur Displaced and Refugees Association called the president's candidacy a "humiliation to all Sudanese, and particular his victims in Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and Blue Nile state". The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) announced its participation in the elections, and support for Al Bashir's candidacy last week. A number of DUP leaders disagree.

Member of the NEC Electoral Registration and Technical Committee, Police Lt. Gen. El Hadi Mohamed Ahmed affirmed the receipt of Al Bashir's candidacy on Sunday. He said that the period for receiving the applications for the presidency, the parliament, and the states' legislative councils will continue up to 17 January.

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