Al-Bashir re-elected as Sudan’s president

Omar al-Bashir has been re-elected as the president of Sudan, with 94% of the vote going to the suspected war criminal, according to the official election results.

The president, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court and is accused of committing genocide in Darfur, has been in power for 25 years, and can now serve for another 5.

Turnout was at 30-35% and the main opposition parties boycotted the election, according to observers from the African Union.

Several countries, including the US, Britain and Norway, criticised the polls for not being free and fair.

The African Union monitors said that basic freedoms and human rights would have "enhanced" the polls.

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