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The party of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir decided to postpone indefinitely its general convention which was to elect a new leader after the veteran leader had entrusted the direction of the party to his deputy.
The general convention of the National Congress Party (NCP), which was held once every four years, was scheduled for next month, but the exact dates were not announced.
"The council of the shura party … decided to suspend for an indefinite period the holding of the general convention because of the current situation in the country," said Saturday to the press Mohamed el-Hbadan el-Amien, leader of the NCP.
Bashir, who normally attends meetings like the one on Saturday, was not present.
Since the month of December, deadly demonstrations have shaken Sudan. Protesters called for an end to the conflict. Bashirthe rule of 30 years.
Bashir remained provocative and imposed, on 22 February, a national emergency after an initial crackdown failed to suppress the protests.
But on March 1, he transferred his powers, as head of the NCP, to his deputy, Ahmed Harun, appointing him acting leader until the general convention, where a new president of the NCP was to be elected.
Sudan is to hold its next presidential election in 2020 and, in accordance with the NCP's charter, the party leader becomes his candidate for the election.
The NCP was formed a few years later Bashir swept to power by a coup d'etat backed by Islamists in 1989, he had been party leader until this month.
Protesters continue to hold regular protests that broke out for the first time on Dec. 19 after the government's decision to triple the price of bread.
The demonstrations quickly turned into national rallies against BashirThe US government accuses it of mismanaging the country's economy.
According to officials, 31 people died in violence related to the protests, but Human Rights Watch has already brought the death toll to 51.
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