Sudan’s ruling party accused of rigging elections in Darfur

But SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum dismissed Bashir’s warning, “In the case of northern Sudan, if the political parties boycott the elections in defence of free and fair elections in the north, the SPLM will join them.”

“He is threatening the people of southern Sudan to obstruct the right of referendum – this is a very dangerous position.”

A Tuesday meeting between Bashir and his deputy, SPLM chief Salva Kiir, was cancelled abruptly because Bashir’s party refused to add opposition concerns to the agenda. (Reuters)