Four more opposition candidates have withdrawn from Sudan's presidential elections due in two weeks.
The move comes a day after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's main challenger, Yasser Arman, candidate for the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), announced he was pulling out.
The candidates say the elections will not be fair. A spokesperson said there is a slim chance they may rejoin the poll if the government addresses their concerns over electoral fraud.
The elections, due between 11 and 13 April, are Sudan's first multi-party polls in 24 years. The African Union will deploy around 50 election monitors. Japan will sent another 16.
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