2010 Elections | Official Thread

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People line up to vote......



Khartoum



Juba

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BREAKING NEWS

Sudan election board extends voting period for two days

April 12, 2010 (Juba) – The National Election Commission has extended voting for two days to end Thursday April 15, reported today the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA).

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The decision was made after SPLM urged the government to extend elections because of delays and problems at voting centers across the country.

[kitayabi]

yes two more days will be sufficient for every one to cast their vote.

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Northern states: Voter turnout 40-60% after 3 days of polling

Wednesday, 14 April 2010 08:55

By the end of Tuesday, the third day of voting in Sudanese general elections, the National Elections Commission (NEC) says that voter turnout ranges between 40 to 60% in northern states, with Kassala having the least percentage. In Darfur the voter turnout is 52%. In press statements, NEC's information officer, Abu Bakr Waziri said that a delegation from NEC has examined all polling stations in Khartoum.

The examination delegation, headed by the Chairman of NEC, Abel Alier, was meant to ensure the progress of the electoral process.

The voting started on Sunday and will go on until Thursday. The period was extended from three to five days on Monday, after two days of voting. According to NEC, the extension was a result of technical and administrative problems.

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Vote count to start on Friday, says NEC

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced that counting of ballot swill start on Friday with the final results announced the following Tuesday. The head of the technical committee of NEC, Al Hadi Mohamed Ahmed, said that initial results will be annouced starting Friday with 27 constitiuency candidates who have won by acclamation.

The Deputy Chairman of NEC, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, also noted a high turnout in Khartoum State saying that the State High Elections Committee ha dto take two thousand ballot boxes from Al Gezira and Port Sudan after running out of ballots.

[kitayabi]

generally turnout has been good in Sudan

[kitayabi]

Aturn out over 60% would suggest the elections where successful.

[kitayabi]

South Kordufan atleast 60% turn out
Southern Sudan atleast 60% turn out
Khartoum atleast 62% turn out
Al jazeira atleast 77% turn out
west Darfur at least 62%
South Darfur at least 54%
Northern at least 70%

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Party representatives watching the vote counting

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No date set for announcing final elections result

April 21, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese National Elections Commission (NEC) announced today that it has not yet determined when final results will be released for the first multi-party polls held since 1986.

The Sudan official news agency (SUNA) carried a statement from the NEC saying it is still monitoring all states to get the full election results and urged the states to work on completing the counting process as soon as possible.

Originally, the NEC was scheduled to announce the outcome of the elections race last Tuesday but delayed it citing technical problems but suggested it could be forthcoming before the end of the week.

The statement noted that announcing the winner for the post of president depends primarily on obtaining all the valid votes from all states and in countries abroad to determine the winning percentage of 50%+1. The NEC added that the same rule applies to the presidential race in South Sudan.

Partial results has been announced all throughout the country primarily in the North showing a strong standing for the ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

The NCP leader and incumbent president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir Bashir is the only sitting head of state wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Darfur and hopes a victory would legitimize his government in defiance of the arrest warrant. He denies the charges.

Much of the opposition boycotted the proceedings before voting started citing irregularities, and observers have already said the elections did not meet international standards.

(ST)

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Sudan reportedly blocks YouTube over electoral fraud video

April 21, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese authorities have reportedly blocked users’ access to the YouTube site over a video posted this week showing electoral staff in East Sudan filling out the ballots and putting inside the boxes.

The Saudi-owned Al-Hayat newspaper said that the Al-Rakoba website was also blocked for showing the same footage although there was no official confirmation from National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC).

YouTube, owned by search giant Google Inc, has been unavailable for users in Sudan starting Wednesday. A significant number of internet surfers confirmed to Sudan Tribune the ban.

Sudan, which just concluded its first elections since 1986 said the video was fabricated and that it will not investigate it. Several heavyweight opposition groups boycotted the elections and even those who participated announced later they will not recognize its results alleging fraud and vote rigging.

The video originally posted on YouTube website showed around seven National Electoral Commission (NEC) workers along with a child, apparently in an East Sudan polling station, filling out the voting slips and stuffing it into the boxes. The information attached to the video stated that it was recorded in the Red Sea state, constituency 4 in Hamashkoreib region.

The electoral staff was wearing the official orange-colored on top of traditional eastern Sudanese clothes with the semi-transparent sealed ballot boxes on the floor.

The sound quality of the video was poor but one voice is heard expressing relief that the voting period has been extended "so we can finish our work".

Opposition parties said the video is the solid proof on the extent of vote rigging by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

This is not the first time Sudan blocks YouTube website. In 2008, Khartoum made a similar move for unknown reasons before reversing the decision.

(ST)

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NCP and SPLM agree to accept elections results

The Naivasha partners, the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) have agreed to accept the elections results once officially announced by the National Elections Commission (NEC). The announcement was made following a meeting between SPLM Chairman, Salva Kiir Mayardit and NCP Deputy Chairman, Ali Othman Taha in Juba on Tuesday.

According to the Sudan News Agency (SUNA), both parties also stressed the importance of the new National Unity (GoNU) and Southern Sudan (GoSS) governments and how the two must be formed quickly

(Miraya FM)

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Elected Governors announced in River Nile and Northern States

Wednesday, 21 April 2010 20:23 Sudan

The National Elections Commission (NEC) has declared today, Al Hadi Abdullah from the National Congress Party, as winner of governor race in River Nile state. NEC also announced the victory of NCP candidate, Fathi Khalil, for the same position in the Northern State.


NEC also convened today to look into appeals submitted by candidates against the election results in their constituencies.

(Miraya FM)

[Don River]

Originally Posted by chiefayic2

Sudan reportedly blocks YouTube over electoral fraud video


(ST)

If you're interested, here's the link to the video. There are three of them, all posted by the same person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-QQne7xXhs

[Don River]

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[chiefayic2]

Originally Posted by Don River

If you're interested, here's the link to the video. There are three of them, all posted by the same person.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-QQne7xXhs

Interesting videos....

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Sudan's president wins election-poll official

Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:29pm GMT

KHARTOUM, April 26 (Reuters) - President Omar Hassan al-Bashir won Sudan's first open polls in 24 years, keeping in office the only sitting head of state wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes.

"The first (was) Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir. He was the candidate and won," said the chairman of Sudan's National Elections Commission Abel Alier, adding Bashir won 68 percent of the vote.

The elections take place as Sudan heads toward a referendum in eight months that could lead south Sudan to split off and become Africa's newest nation. (Reporting by Opheera McDoom; writing by Andrew Heavens)

(Reuters)

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Kiir wins south Sudan presidency - poll official

Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:39pm GMT

KHARTOUM, April 26 (Reuters) - South Sudan has overwhelmingly elected Salva Kiir as president of the oil- producing region, which will vote on independence in eight months, an elections official said on Monday.

"The winner of the post of president of the government of south Sudan is Salva Kiir Mayardit," said the chairman of Sudan's National Elections Commission Abel Alier, adding Kiir won 92.99 percent of the southern vote.

Kiir will also take the post of first vice president of all of Sudan and form a north-south national coalition government. (Reporting by Opheera McDoom; writing by Andrew Heavens)

(Reuters)