April elections in Sudan
02-Jul-2010
Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Sudan from
11-13 April 2010 to elect the president and the National Assembly of
Sudan. The elections will bring to an end the CPA created transitional
government which began when the decades-long SPLM/A fought civil war
ended in 2005.
The elections will simultaneously take place in Southern Sudan for the
top job in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and for Southern
Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA). The ten states in Southern Sudan and
sixteen states in the northern Sudan are also gearing up to fulfill
their position of governors and parliaments.
The awaited elections will be the first of its kind since 1986 when
partial elections were held mostly in Northern Sudan. Various parties
are now participating in these elections because CPA brought that
democratic atmosphere. Campaigns are underway and influencing of support
is every political party’s priority. It is highly anticipated that it
will be a close race
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