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Sudan Elections!

The last couple of weeks were very exciting in Sudan now that the elections are just around the corner. The main headlines in Sudan are about parties nominations for the presidential elections.
The National Congress Party candidate was well known for everyone from the beginning! The surprise is when Omer Albasher had to resign from heading the Military, which personally I did not expect him to comply with changes implied by the election committee. This puts Silva in a corner, as he would not leave the SPLM Army at any circumstances specially with the current tribal conflict in the South.
This could be the reason why SPLM put forward Yassir Arman as its candidate for the presidential elections. This means SPLM still interested in politics of the north and not only south Sudan. by choosing Arman(Arab northern) it applies to most of the base in the north and the south at the same time. It is better not to have an Arab Muslim Candidate(Bashir) vs Southern Christian Candidate(Silva) which may improve Bashir Chances of winning the elections.
The real surprise when Alturabi party picked a southern as its candidate for the elections. Anyone who knows Alturabi know this is just a tactical movement aimed mainly to take votes from SPLM candidate. I guess they made this decision before they know SPLM candidate, but in all case it is not a serious bid for winning the elections.
Things to follow in the coming few weeks is the clash between election committee and SPLM regarding Presidential election of South Sudan which Silva is planning to run for with out giving his position in SPLM army.
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