“Sudan Call” forces to step up campaign to overthrow Bashir regime
April 19, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The opposition “Sudan Call” forces announced on Sunday its intention to upgrade the polls boycott campaign, saying it will begin diplomatic moves in several Arab, African and European countries to explain the political situation in the country.
At a press conference held by the “Sudan call” forces, the deputy chairman of the National Umma Party (NUP) Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, stressed that poll boycott campaign ‘Leave’ has achieved its objectives, saying it has proven the brilliance and awareness of the Sudanese people.
She asserted that the campaign would continue until stopping the war and overthrowing the regime, revealing that they will launch an international diplomatic campaign.
Al-Mahdi ruled out that “Sudan Call” forces will engage in a dialogue with the regime, pointing to the need to stop the war and allow humanitarian access to conflict-ridden areas.
The leading figure at the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), Siddig Youssef, for his part said they will appeal to the international community to ban use of Sudanese air force in war zones.
He disclosed that they will launch a campaign in the coming period to mobilise the Sudanese people to overthrow the government, saying they will resist the regime by every possible means.
Opposition forces also said they would neither recognise results of the elections nor the government it will produce, stressing that they will form committees to set programmes for the period following the fall of the regime.
The presidential assistant, Ibrahim Ghandour, has scoffed at the opposition’s plans, saying it is nothing but a repetition of previous attempts to target the country through “suspicious groups”.
He stressed in press statements on Sunday that international community including the United Nations and the Security Council besides the African Union and the Arab League and all regional and international organizations will not be manipulated by those suspicious groups.
Ghandour further emphasized that opposition forces will not achieve their goals.
Sudan began tallying votes from its general elections on Friday, with electoral observers estimating that only a third of Sudan’s 13.6 million registered voters went to the polls.
Incumbent president Omer Hassan al-Bashir is expected to comfortably win re-election after the main opposition parties boycotted the polls by not fielding candidates.
Results of the vote are expected on 27 April.
(ST)