Sudan’s Bashir Retains Presidency

Sudan’s Bashir Retains Presidency
— Voice of America reports
: “Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has been announced the winner of the nation’s first multi-party vote in 24 years.  Opposition parties have rejected the results, which they say were rigged, but all eyes likely now focus on a southern independence referendum eight months away.”

"Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, in full military dress, greets army officers as as he visits the military hospital, in Khartoum, 22 April 2010" (Photo: AP)

"Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, in full military dress, greets army officers as as he visits the military hospital, in Khartoum, 22 April 2010" (Photo: AP)

R.E.A.L. Postings on Sudan
— see also:

Sudan: ICC prosecutor: April Sudan vote like ‘Hitler election’

Sudan’s Darfur and “A Deal with a Devil”

Washington DC: Mohamed Yahya Speaks on Darfur, Sudan at Lincoln Memorial

Sudan Election Boycott, Crowd tells Bashir: ‘Your Time is Gone and You Should Leave’

VOA: “Sudan Election Problems Spark US Fears of Unraveling Peace Deals”

Sudan: Reports on Sudan “Elections”

May 23, 2010: DC — Hope for Darfur — Justice in Sudan March