Sudan: UN Welcomes Two-Day Extension of Vote in National Elections

13 April 2010

The United Nations today welcomed the decision by Sudanese electoral authorities to extend the voting period in the country's historic elections until Thursday to allow them to deal with the many technical challenges that have emerged during the ballot.

"The UN also hopes that this will enable more Sudanese voters to cast their vote, especially in areas and constituencies where the technical errors caused delays to the voting process or where voters have been unable to determine which polling centre they are registered in," Martin Nesirky, a spokesperson for the Secretary-General, told reporters in New York.

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