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The Sudanese ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has announced that 58 parties agreed to take part in the national dialogue in order to reach a consensual vision among all political forces to resolve the country’s crises.

The NCP reiterated its call for the opposition forces and rebel groups to join the national process, saying any party which refuses to engage in the dialogue would only isolate itself.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is leading the race for the presidency, followed by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, a new pre-election survey revealed on Sunday.

Conducted by Assess Transform and Reach (ATR), the survey said about 26.9 percent of respondents voted for Ahmadzai, while 24.7 percent supported Abdullah.

Ex-foreign minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul received 7.5 percent of votes those polled. More than 3220 people were asked about their perceptions.

Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir held a meeting with the notorious tribal leader Musa Hilal to discuss his dispute with the North Darfur governor, Osman Kibir, in the Chadian border town of Um Jaras on Sunday.

Hilal who was one of the main militia leaders that participated in the counterinsurgency campaign during the first years of Darfur crisis, turned recently his militiamen against le governor Kibir and accused him of feeding tribal conflicts in the state.

The court issued the verdicts on Sunday after convicting the defendants of allegedly attempting to kill a policeman and participating in an anti-regime protest outside the capital city of Manama in March 2012.

Mohammad Al-Tajir, a lawyer for the convicted Bahrainis, said another person was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the same case. He added that the defense plans to appeal.

An official with the General Elections Commission (KPU) said 19 international organizations, 42 individuals from Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 30 foreign diplomats and representatives from neighboring countries had requested to observe the general election.

“I have asked all related parties to safeguard the upcoming elections and prevent them from all possible interventions,” KPU commissioner Hadar Navis Gumay said as quoted by kompas.com on Saturday.

Jakarta. Activists on Friday slammed the Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) for dismissing reports about alleged campaign violations by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Democratic Party chairman.

“There is an impression that the Bawaslu chairman is siding with Yudhoyono as if he wants to protect the president,” Said Salahuddin, from the group People’s Synergy for Democracy, said on Friday.

Critics lambasted Yudhoyono for allegedly using state facilities for political campaigning purposes — a clear violation of electoral law.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The secretary general of the Indonesia Democratic Party Struggle (PDIP), Tjahjo Kumolo, said he has met with Hatta Rajasas team to discuss coalitions and presidential, as well as vice presidential, candidates.

"I have met with the teams of Hatta Rajasa, as well as other figures," he said here on Saturday, when asked about PDIPs candidate who will serve as Joko Widodos running mate.

Le secrétaire général Imed Daymi  du parti Congrès pour la république  a annoncé dans la journée du samedi 29 mars 2014 qu’une pétition nationale a été lancée en soutien à l’article 15 portant sur  l’exclusion politique dans le projet de la  loi électorale pour empêcher  les anciens Rcdistes  et symboles de l’ancien régime de participer aux prochaines élections. 

Dans la journée du samedi 29 mars 2014 débutera le référendum sur la tenue du 10 congrès du mouvement Ennahdha et qui se poursuivra encore demain dimanche 30 mars dans environ 300 bureaux locaux et régionaux. Les résultats seront rendus publics jeudi 3 avril.