Peace partners resume talks in Khartoum on Southern Sudan referendum
By James Gatdet Dak
September 23, 2009 (JUBA) – The Sudan’s partners to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the 21 years of war in 2005 between North and South have resumed talks that aim at formulating a law for the conduct of the upcoming January 2011 referendum in the South.
Dr. Machar and the Vice President of Sudan, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha are expected to discuss the percentage of votes cast required to declare Southern Sudan an independent country in the 2011 referendum.
The SPLM proposes a simple majority vote of 51% while the NCP demands 75% of votes cast.
Among the other contentious issues the two parties will also debate on is expected to include the criteria to be used to identify eligible Southern Sudanese voters residing in the North.
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mayor
Peace partners resume talks in Khartoum on Southern Sudan referendum
this matter needs more seriousness from (SPLM-EPC)I hope they should remabmer what Kosovo done to realised their coutru idependence.
to make this cleare, independenc of Kosovo was not Kosovans effortes in fact it was supptrted by EU, USA, NATO, and Unated Nation-Security Council aganist Serbian wish.
All International Organistions were supprting Kosovo to get simple majorty votes of 55/% not Serbians and they did it, while Kosovan Liberation Army (KLA) were ready for Serbians action because it was apparent that Serbins militaty will attcak KLA baseis.
regading this I urge SPLM chief negotiation not to put big smile in the face of Ali Taha when meeting him, because Ali T aha has no problem, but we do.
this time we need good outcome and it should be north must reaps 75/% to declare unity and South must reaps simple majort votes of 51/% to declare independece.
if not the only way I see to fnished this problem I bleive is a military manner it is a healfhealthful way we can settel this, talks talks will not bring anything.
Gatwech
Peace partners resume talks in Khartoum on Southern Sudan referendum
Bravo Dr. Machar,
Thank you Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon. Rom wei du. Lat ke ken laat yene Marol (Jellaba). The SPLM must stick to its position of 51% required votes to declare the South independent in 2011. This is the international percentage of simple majority in conduct of referenda every where in the world.
In the criteria, the SPLM should not accept Southerners born to Jellaba fathers out of wedlock. These Jinubeen mothers should vote but their children will not vote. The same thing should apply to Southerners whose mothers might be notherners and have not gotten married to their South Sudanese fathers. But if it is an Arab mother and has legally married to the South Sudanese father, their child can vote if he or she has reached the age of an eligible voter. But the Arab mother must not vote.
Also the Northern referendum exercise should be monitored by a combination of international, national, UN, IOM, South Sudanese assaciations and local chiefs to help identify the lineages of claimers in the indegenous communities of the South.
Dinka Boy
Peace partners resume talks in Khartoum on Southern Sudan referendum
I don,t believed this useless guy called Riek machar.
He is playing adirty game within the moment. See how fools laugh with Jallaba.
He must die before claiming for presidency.
Madhod
Peace partners resume talks in Khartoum on Southern Sudan referendum
First of all, I am not going to commend on all these baseless critics against Dr Riak Machar. But I would like to says thanks you James Gatdet Dak, because you are doing a wonderful reporting, and for keeping us inform about the great things that are taking place there in Sudan. I pray that may God give you the Ultimate Strength to keep feeding us with all the news coming from Sudan. I would like to let you know that you have a countless readers that are always waiting to your article daily.
Thanks