South Sudan’s main party pulls out of elections (AP)

AP - Southern Sudan’s main political party withdrew its candidate from the country’s upcoming presidential election and said it will not contest parliamentary and local polls in Darfur, a move that erodes the credibility of Sudan’s first multiparty election in decades.

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