Sudan’s embattled President Omar al-Bashir has relinquished his position as chairman of the ruling party after more than two months of protests against his nearly three-decade rule.
According to a party statement released yesterday, President Bashir delegated his powers as chairman of the National Congress Party to his Deputy, Ahmed Harun, until the party’s next general conference.
No date has been set for the conference.
President Bashir’s rule has been marred by civil wars and increasing street demonstrations.
The latest wave of nationwide protests erupted in mid-December, initially triggered by rising prices and shortages but quickly turned to calls for President Bashir, who seized power in a 1989 military coup, to step down.
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