Sudan's ruling party has announced it has chosen President Omar al-Bashir to run for a third elected term in 2020, despite the constitution only allowing two five-year terms.
Yasir Arman, deputy chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), was seized from a house in Khartoum by armed men, the spokesman said.
Sudan's governing transitional military council has been handed a three month deadline to implement 'democratic reforms' or face expulsion from the African Union.
Initial results suggest incumbent President Omar al-Bashir and his ruling National Congress Party enjoy a massive lead on a relatively low turnout of the vote.
Chanting 'freedom, peace, justice,' the rallying cry of the protest movement that has rocked Sudan for weeks, demonstrators took to the streets in both Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman.