Sudan’s ruling party concludes convention, reiterates readiness for elections

October 25, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The National Congress Party (NCP) concluded its general convention on Saturday with the endorsement of president Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s nomination for the presidential election and reiterated its readiness to participate in next year’s ballot.

The final communiqué, read by the general rapporteur of the four-day convention Mohamed Mukhtar, the ruling party announced its commitment to hold the general elections next April as scheduled and that the incumbent president is their candidate for the presidential race.

In remarks he delivered after the announcement of the endorsement, Bashir called on the party’s members to reject tribalism and cultivate social cohesion and national identity. He also vowed to involve the different organs of the party in the decision-making process.

Bashir further mocked the expectations of splits in the general convention, saying “we come up with more strength and unity than ever before”.

The president warned of conspiracy against Sudan, stressing that there is “a sinister plot aimed at the region and Sudan in particular”.

He pledged to implement all the decisions and recommendations adopted by the general convention adding it will be the NCP programme for the next presidential election.

(ST)