Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not stand in the next presidential election due in four years, a ruling party official has said, according to BBC online Monday.
The move is part of a package of reforms aimed at democratising the country, Rabie Abdelati said. Mr Bashir, aged 67, has been in power since a coup in 1989.
Mr Bashir has been indicted (sat under tiltale) by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide (folkedrab) in the Darfur region. He denies the charges.
Mr Abdelati, a member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP), made comments about Mr Bashir’s decision not to seek re-election during interviews with foreign news agencies in Khartoum.
