Participation in Sudan’s 2010 Elections
The table below illustrates which political forces are participating in Sudan’s nationwide polling scheduled for April 11 to 13, 2010. The largest opposition parties, Umma and SPLM, announced a complete boycott of the election in North Sudan. The most significant parties remaining in the contest are PCP and DUP along with the ruling NCP.
The table below illustrates which political forces are participating in Sudan’s nationwide polling scheduled for April 11 to 13, 2010. The largest opposition parties, Umma and SPLM, announced a complete boycott of the election in North Sudan. The most significant parties remaining in the contest are PCP and DUP along with the ruling NCP.
Participation in Sudan’s 2010 Elections by Party
Party |
Presidential Candidate
|
Participation/Boycott |
National Congress Party (NCP) |
Omar Hassan Al Bashir |
Participating at all levels in North Sudan, not contesting for South Sudan presidency |
Popular Congress Party (PCP) |
Abdalla Deng Nhial |
Participating at all levels. |
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) |
Yasser Saeed Arman |
Boycotting at all levels in North Sudan except for candidates in Blue Nile State. Participating at all levels in South Sudan. |
Umma Party – Reform and Modernization (Umma Reform) |
Mubarak Abdalla Al Fadil |
Boycotting at all levels. |
Sudanese National Alliance (SNA) |
Abdul-Aziz Khalid |
Participating. |
Democratic Unionist Party (Main stream) (DUP) |
Hatim Al-Sir |
Participating. |
Independent |
Kamel Al Tayeb Idris |
Participating. |
Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) |
Mohamed Ibrahim Nugod |
Boycotting at all levels. |
Independent |
Mahmoud Ahmed Jiha |
Participating. |
Sudanese Socialist Union (SSU) |
Fatima Abdul-Mahmoud |
Participating. |
New National Democratic party (New NDP) |
Munir Sheikh-Eddin Munir |
Participating. |
National Umma Party (Umma) |
Al Sadiq Al Mahdi |
Boycotting at all levels. |