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Sudan:
Independence of Electoral Commission Questioned
IPS, 15 April 2010
Sudan's National Electoral Commission says problems are limited to a few constituencies. But election monitors have observed irregularities across the country. Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Welcomes Extension of Voting
UN News, 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… Read more »
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Sudan:
Ghana's Kufuor visits Darfur as Head of AU Election Mission
Unamid, 13 April 2010
Former Ghanaian President, John Agyekum Kufuor, and head of the African Union (AU) Liaison Office in Sudan, Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, were received today by UNAMID Joint Special… Read more »
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Sudan:
The View From Central Equatoria State
United Nations Mission in Sudan, 12 April 2010
Lagge James wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of exercising his citizen’s right to vote in Sudan’s 2010 general election. The 26-year-old resident of… Read more »
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Sudan:
'I Will Wait Until the End'
United Nations Mission in Sudan, 12 April 2010
When Sudan held its last elections over two decades ago, Maria Majok of Warrap State was just a baby on her mother’s back. Read more »
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Sudan:
A Blind Voter Looks to a Bright Future in Wau
United Nations Mission in Sudan, 12 April 2010
Balloting in the Western Bahr El Ghazal state capital of Wau began on time Monday morning, and among the voters who went to the polls on Day Two of Sudan’s historic general… Read more »
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Sudan:
Second Polling Day in Khartoum Calm
United Nations Mission in Sudan, 12 April 2010
At a quiet voting station in Khartoum’s upscale Riyad area around noon on the second day of Sudan’s poll, about five women were sitting in the shade of a tree and some… Read more »
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Sudan:
Problems Lead to Extension of Vote
IPS, 12 April 2010
Voting in Sudan - the first democratic elections in 24 years - has been extended by three days by the National Election Commission in response to widespread problems with voters'… Read more »
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Sudan:
Polls Peaceful But Confusing
allAfrica, 12 April 2010
Sudan on Monday was voting in the country's first multi-party elections in 24 years, but the credibility of the polls has been cast in doubt because of an opposition boycott. Read more »
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Sudan:
Fears of New Conflict Allayed
Nation, 11 April 2010
Sudanese nationals living in Kenya on Sunday started voting as officials allayed fears of a resurgence of conflict in the largest country in Africa. Read more »
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Sudan:
Elections Marred by Humanitarian Challenges
UNIRIN, 9 April 2010
Millions of Sudanese are preparing to vote in presidential, legislative and gubernatorial elections this weekend, but the belated polls come at a time when Sudan continues to… Read more »
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Sudan:
Salva Kiir 'Anxious' for Referendum
Monitor, 8 April 2010
Observers and election monitors have flooded South Sudan for presidential elections scheduled for April 11-13. Hotels are fully booked as the election day draws closer. Read more »
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Sudan:
Stage Set for Bashir Victory
IPS, 6 April 2010
While there is a growing desire for change in Sudan - particularly among the younger urban population in the north - there is no atmosphere of heated campaigning or supporters… Read more »
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Sudan:
Opposition Parties Threaten Polls Boycott
allAfrica, 2 April 2010
Most of Sudan's political opposition parties threatened on Thursday to boycott upcoming elections, following months of concerns raised in the south over insecurity and poor… Read more »
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Sudan:
Violence Fears as Election Approaches - the View From Unity
UNIRIN, 29 March 2010
Tension is mounting as elections approach in Sudan, with analysts, candidates and voters concerned about potential violence in flashpoint areas in the South. Read more »
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Sudan:
Voters in South Face a Complex Challenge in Coming Polls
East African, 29 March 2010
Sudan will be holding a historic election on April 11 -- the first in 24 years, but problems of logistics and the complex nature of the balloting system will be a nightmare to the… Read more »