Sudan's Bashir sworn in for new presidential term

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir smiles to supporters during victory celebrations at the (NCP) National Congress Party headquarters in Khartoum April 27, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Omar Hassan al-Bashir was sworn in for a new presidential term on Tuesday, extending his quarter-century rule. Bashir took the oath at a parliamentary session in the capital Khartoum attended by regional African and Arab leaders. Bashir won 94 percent of the vote in a national election in April, which was the first since Sudan saw its south secede in 2011 but was boycotted by many opposition figures.