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One of Sudan's key opposition parties has said that it plans to boycott the country's elections.
A spokesman said the Umma party would not take part in the presidential, parliamentary or state polls.
Sudan's first multi-party elections since 1986 are scheduled to begin on Sunday.
The Umma party's decision follows that of the main southern Sudan party, the SPLM, to boycott the vote in the northern areas.
"We have decided to boycott the electoral process at all levels," said Sarah Nugdalla, head of Umma's political bureau.
Umma was among a group of opposition parties that had given the Sudanese government a deadline to introduce reforms in return for a pledge to take part in the elections - as long as these were delayed until May.
No strong challenger
The party had won the previous legislative elections in 1986, only to be later removed from power by current President Omar al-Bashir.
Other smaller parties announced a full boycott of the election last week.
Umma - one of Sudan's oldest's parties - took the decision to protest at what it believes will be rigged polls that the president will be sure to win.
Also on Wednesday, the European Union announced that it was pulling its election observers out of the Darfur region over security fears.
PHOTO CAPTION
Sudan's former prime minister and head of the opposition Umma Party Sadeq al-Mahdi (L) speaks to Yasser Arman, the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement's (SPLM) candidate, during a press conference in Khartoum on April 1.
Agencies
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