Ummah Party head agrees to idea of conference in Sudan

Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, the head of the opposition Ummah Party, agreed on convening a general conference inside Sudan, saying: "The situation inside the country paves the way for this conference at the appropriate time."

In press statements yesterday, al-Mahdi did not exclude the participation of the party's representatives in the meetings of the general conference, which would be responsible for his return to Khartoum. Al-Mahdi repeated his opposition to the Sudanese political succession law, saying that this law benefits the government, not the Sudanese people.