Sudan extends voting by 2 days
2010-04-12 17:29
Khartoum - The spokesperson for Sudan's national election commission says voting will be extended by two days to ensure technical problems will not prevent anyone from participating.
The three-day election had been scheduled to run through Tuesday. But Salah Habib, spokesperson for the Sudanese National Election Commission, said the final day of voting will now be on Thursday.
Earlier top election
monitor Jimmy Carter said in the south Sudan capital Juba there was "not
much doubt" polling would be extended after a chaotic start on Sunday
prompted cries of foul play and forced officials to admit "mistakes".
"There were some
serious problems with the election process in some voting places where lists
have been very difficult to find your names, where voters have difficulty
finding their names," Carter told reporters.
- AP
