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TEHRAN, Mar 01 - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has handed leadership of the country's ruling party to his newly appointed deputy, the party said late Thursday, weeks into protests against Bashir's rule.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Demonstrations and deadly clashes have rocked Bashir's iron-fisted rule since December, and last week he imposed a year-long state of emergency to quell the protests.
"President Omar al-Bashir has transferred his authority as chief of the party to Ahmed Harun," the ruling National Congress Party said in a statement.
"Harun will serve as the acting chief of NCP until the party's next general convention, where a new president of the party will be elected."
Bashir appointed Harun, wanted by the Hague-based International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in the conflict in Darfur, as his deputy party chief last week as part of top level changes in his administration in the face of ongoing protests.
Bashir himself is wanted by the ICC for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur, charges he denies.
The NCP has an overwhelming majority in parliament, and according to its charter, the chief of the party becomes its candidate in presidential elections.
The next presidential election in Sudan is scheduled in 2020.
Source: AFP
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