KHARTOUM, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir on Wednesday reiterated commitment of his National Congress Party (NCP) to organization of free, credible and transparent elections on schedule amid continued demand by Sudanese opposition forces to postpone the elections.

"We have affirmed our commitment to organization of free, credible and safe elections where the Sudanese citizens select their representatives without coercion," said al-Bashir in an address in Kumuk, Blue Nile State, the official SUNA news agency reported.

"We are committed to implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the elections are essential part of the CPA, therefore, the person who wants to come to power must come through the voting boxes," he added.

In Khartoum, the Sudanese opposition forces continued their meetings to decide their position regarding the elections and said they would announce on Thursday whether to participate or boycott the elections.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the opposition parties said organization of the elections at this time would not help Sudan's stability.

They renewed their demand for postponement of the elections until a peaceful settlement is reached in Darfur and a political atmosphere is provided to ensure free and transparent elections.

The opposition parties further accused the Sudanese National Elections Commission (NEC) of being biased.

Meanwhile, in Juba of south Sudan the Political Bureau of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) is holding an extraordinary meeting to discuss the issue of the elections amid leakages indicating that the SPLM would announce partial withdrawal from the elections, namely withdrawal from the elections in north Sudan and participation in the elections in south Sudan at all levels.

SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum told reporters on Tuesday that the SPLM could join the opposition parties in boycotting the elections in north Sudan in protest against unfairness of the electoral procedures.

"If the opposition parties came out with a consensus position to boycott the elections in defense of free and credible elections in north Sudan, the SPLM will join them and take the same stance," he said.

The ruling NCP, however, insists not to postpone the elections for even a single day, as stated by al-Bashir on Monday. The NCP defends the elections timetable as it is stipulated in the CPA.

The Sudanese president earlier threatened that if the SPLM boycotted the elections, the NCP would reject organization of the referendum on self-determination for southern Sudan, slated for January 2011.

The SPLM, however, said the elections have nothing to do with the referendum.

The Sudanese multi-party elections, the first of its kind in more than 20 years, are scheduled be held in Sudan in April this year.