[Montréal, Québec, Canada -6°C] today is the beginning of the seven-day display of Sudan’s Voter’s Registry. It is a time for people to confirm that their names are on the registry. Not much information about registration results is available nor of the numbers of people who have registered nor percentages of registrants versus eligible voters. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘elections’
Sudan Voter Registration Ends with Rally and Arrests
The SPLM’s Arman, left, and Amum, right, after their release in Khartoum [AFP].
Is election journalism any different from every day journalism?
by Adam Abkar Ali courtesy SudanVotes If journalists in Sudan are to report on elections professionally it is clear that they must be trained to do so. The need is self-evident but often it is not met. Fundamentally, the professional requirements of reporting during voter registration and election periods do not differ enormously from reporting [...]
Logistical Challenges Facing Sudan Elections
[Juba, Southern Sudan 26ºC] By Maciej Nawrot. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed by the Khartoum regime in the north and rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), based in the south of Sudan, is approaching a decisive and possibly its most difficult-to-implement phase so far: the April 2010 elections. The National Election Commission (NEC) and [...]
Juba Declaration By Southern Sudan Women
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 18°C] The upcoming 2010 elections in Sudan and the 2011 self-determination referendum for Southern Sudan, are fraught with many important challenges for everyone involved. But the challenges are probably greatest for women, both in the voting process and for representation in the respective legislatures. According to a recent Inter Press Service (IPS) [...]
