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Sudan’s parliament on Sunday passed constitutional amendments allowing President Omar al-Bashir to appoint state governors directly and expanding the mandate of its powerful security agency.

“The amendments were approved unanimously,” national assembly speaker Al-Fatih Ezzedine Mansour said after parliament agreed to 18 changes.

Elections for state governors had also been due to take place in April along with presidential and parliamentary polls.

The proposed amendments pushed the date of the elections back by 11 days, and polling is now scheduled for April 13.

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