Referendum in southern Sudan before the end of President of the United States to observe the calm (Figure)

 Observe the voting process in Sudan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said turnout could reach 90%, one hundred percent rate of a few polling stations.


said Hong Lei, the Chinese mission sent by the referendum has been successfully completed the work. China is ready to the international community and relevant parties to work together to continue to promote the Sudan achieve long-term peace, stability and development play a positive and constructive role.

workers are exhausted

calm, said the Chinese, we can normally go

Referendum Committee Xihalile said after the vote 14 days, 83% of registered voters in the southern region and 53% of registered voters in the north went to the polls; overseas voting rate was 91%.

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According to reports, the overall stability in southern Sudan, the locals are waiting for the referendum results announced in mid February.

(Reporter Zhang Le) Mr. Wang the Chinese people in the southern Sudan capital of Juba work. Last night, Mr. Wang in the interview with this reporter, said the first day of the referendum, the Jan. 9 vote for a maximum. Many people line up at 3 am to go out. However, half of the period after the referendum, to vote gradually reduced as the average of the vote has voted.

allegedly peaceful and orderly voting


referendum morning of 9, one week. Local time, all the polling stations closed on time at 18:00 on the 15th.

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while a Chinese working in the local person said that the referendum for fear the situation may lead to instability, so the number of foreign companies require that employees do not easily go out. However, the situation is calm, orderly voting, or we can work things out properly.

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the referendum is to implement the 2005 North and South Sudan to reach a National Congress Party, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said:

referendum in southern Sudan ended 15 afternoon local time. Referendum organizers and international observers that the voting went smoothly, the voting rate.

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According to regulations, at least Liucheng registered voters, the results to be valid. Referendum Committee that the end of the fourth day of voting, turnout has been achieved this provision.

1 15, the staff started counting after the referendum.



(Reporter Xing Shiwei) yesterday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Hong Lei, in the North and South Sudan and the international community's joint efforts of the successful holding of the referendum in southern Sudan, which is towards the full implementation of the

1 9 May, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to vote on-site communication with the local population.

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Referendum Commission announced earlier that day, some polling stations in Australia to extend polling hours due to flood-affected, a number of Sudanese living in the local failed to vote.

the United Nations, since early November last year, 18 million residents in the southern region from the north to return to vote during the more than 1.5 million returnees. The United Nations is expected to return to the southern region in August this year, the population will reach 500,000 to 60 million people.

counting process as long. Referendum scheduled for Feb. 15 announcement.

Referendum Commission officials 约瑟夫哈林 told AFP:

long voting process, so that workers are exhausted. Some staff the last day of voting arrived difficult to fatigue, sleep in the polling stations directly. Transport facilities in southern Sudan since the United Nations helicopters to help staff polling stations in remote areas to transport ballot boxes to counting locations.