KHARTOUM, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese incumbent President Omar al-Bashir won the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years by obtaining more than 6 million votes, the Sudanese National Elections Commission (NEC) announced on Monday.
Al-Bashir received 6,901,694 votes, or 68 percent of the votes, in the elections held from April 11 to 15, said NEC Chairman Abil Alier at a press conference.
He announced at the same time that Salva Kiir Mayardit, the chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), was elected president of the southern Sudanese government in the general elections.
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