The Umma party has announced that it is boycotting the general elections at all levels. The leader of the Umma party Imam Al-Sadig Al-Mahdi said the party’s main concern was the transportation and control of the ballots.
He added that the number of polling centers was reduced to less than half of the original number. This denied other parties in the states the chance of participation in the elections and the National Elections Commission did nothing about this issue and this led to the general boycott of the elections.
He urged that general elections should be held in Sudan after the self-determination referendum for Southern Sudan and after finding lasting peace in Darfur.
He affirmed that Umma Party will continue its cooperation with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement to improve the chance of a just unity or brotherly neighborhood.