Sudanese Congress Party announces boycott of coming elections

Khartoum-Chairman of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party Ibrahim Al-Sheikh said on Sunday that his party will boycott the next elections, scheduled to take place in 2015, saying that the freedom-restrictive atmosphere does not allow conduct of free elections..

Al-Sheikh said in a press conference, after he was banned from travelling abroad by Khartoum airport authorities at earlier time on Sunday, that his party will boycott the elections called for by president Al-Bashir early next year.

Arabic Forum