{"id":191902,"date":"2010-03-27T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T19:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sadiq-al-mahdi-will-also-run-for-president-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2010-03-27T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T19:27:00","slug":"sadiq-al-mahdi-will-also-run-for-president-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sadiq-al-mahdi-will-also-run-for-president-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq al Mahdi will also run for president in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Umma Party, Sadiq al Mahdi will  run for the Sudanese presidency in April 2010. The 74-years old former  prime minister of Sudan who was he was toppled in a bloodless military  coup by officers including the current President Omar Al Bashir in 1989.<!--break--> Al Mahdi says he wants to end the \u2018totalitarian rule\u2019 of his country.  He promised the people that he will bring Sudan to \u2018normal\u2019 as  president. \u201cNow it is possible for the people to reinstate whom they  believe represents their interest, represents aspirations,\u201d he said  yesterday at a news conference. He did not  say whether he favors unity or secession of the South. Sadiq al Mahdi  became for the first time prime minister in 1966 and again in 1986. His  party became the largest party in 1986 and formed a coalition with the  National Islamic Front (NIF)&nbsp;led by his brother-in-law, Hassan Al  Turabi. It is unclear how large his constituency has remained. The  candidacy of Al Mahdi puts an end on the discussion about one candidate  of the opposition against president Omar al Bashir who is the candidate  for the ruling National Congress Party. The SPLM nominated Yassir Arman  for the race. He is in favor of a secular state, while Al Mahdi favors  an Islamic constitution with non-muslims exempted. Sadiq al Mahdi is  also the head of the Islamic Ansar movement with mainly followers in  Darfur and Kordofan. Sadiq al Mahdi was imprisoned for his opposition to  the Nimieri government in 1983 and released after he supported a  popular uprise against Nimeiri who was ousted while traveling abroad.  Following the military coup in 1989, Al Mahdi was again arrested and  kept in solitary confinement for several months. He was not released  from prison until early 1991. 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