Sudan postpones April elections by 11 days -elections committee

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KHARTOUM, Safar 28, 1436, Dec 20, 2014, SPA -- Nationwide elections slated for April 2 will now be held on April 13, the head of Sudan's elections committee said on Saturday, in a move seen as preventing legal confusion over a constitutional amendment, Reuters reported. President Omar Hassan al-Bashir proposed a constitutional change on Nov. 3 to make state governors appointed positions rather than elected ones, but the alteration only becomes legally valid 60 days from that date. Postponing the election allows for the state governor positions to be removed from the forthcoming poll before the new nomination period starts on Jan. 11. -- SPA 20:17 LOCAL TIME 17:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1307921

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