Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced that he would not seek reelection in 2015 (he ultimately retracted his announcement and ran anyway), as did Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose term was to end in 2014, although there were violent demonstrations demanding his immediate resignation in 2011
mtsogoleri wa dziko wa Sudan Omar al-Bashir adalengeza kuti safuna kusankhidwanso mu 2015 (mapeto ake adachotsa chilengezo chake ndikuthamangirabe), monga adachitira Prime Minister waku Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, yemwe nthawi yake idayenera kutha mu 2014, ngakhale panali ziwonetsero zachiwawa zomwe zimafuna. kutula pansi udindo wake mu 2011