Qasim will run for President

Qasim will run for President

Qasim Ibrahim, Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly devolved today, has joined the Republican Party and will seek party nomination to contest in the upcoming presidential election. Qasim joined the party last night and it was made public this afternoon. In a press conference, Qasim said that he would seek to run for president if the opportunity is granted to him by the party, which is expected to hold its first congress within a couple of weeks, according to party officials.

It was widely predicted that Qasim would compete in the coming election as Republican Party candidate and was waiting for the constitutional amendments to be ratified before he made his intentions public.

Qasim Ibrahim is one of the richest men in the country and a respected philanthropist. He served in the current government as Finance Minister for almost 3 years but resigned last month.