Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
November 17, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The major opposition parties in Sudan announced that they will formulate their final decision on whether they will participate in the upcoming elections by November 30th.
Sudan will hold its first presidential and parliamentary elections in 24 years in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
At a press conference in Khartoum the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) deputy Secretary General Yasir Arman pointed out that the voter registration turnout has been low adding it is directly linked to “political maneuvering” by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP).
Arman said that there are “worrying” fraud attempts and that the SPLM lodged a complaint with the National Elections Commission (NEC).
The SPLM official added that the NCP control over the media was part of the complaint saying it gives the ruling party an unfair advantage.
Mariam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi who is a leading figure at the Umma party reiterated the position of the parties that met in Juba last September of boycotting the elections if certain conditions are not met including implementation of democratic reforms.
Sideeg Yusuf from the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) recounted specific incidents claiming to show violations in the voter registration process which ends this month.
Opposition parties have called for extending the registration period and the NEC has promised to look into it.
Kamal Omer from the Popular Congress Party (PCP) said that the NCP has control over the country’s resources and infrastructure in voter registration and fraud.
The PCP official further said that restrictions on political activities by the authorities prevented the opposition parties from actively campaigning as part of the elections process.
Political tensions have heightened in Sudan with major disagreements particularly between the NCP and SPLM over security law, census and referendum law.
The national assembly went into recess today till December 7th without adopting the draft laws.
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Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
Ha ha ha time to signal negatively, this is what i told you yester day that excuse is the only way for this visionless party. Now the indication is that No candidate has been elected to run so time to eat bones. Where will dinkas survive? SPLA gangs will roam 25/7 in the streets in order to find somthing for life. Ha ha Logic smells your mind before you decide on the action, i have been telling you that SPLA will collapse like a drug addicted.
BUSTA 2
Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
SPLM are fanny!!
You have no option rather than accepting whatever come from the vetern politicians.
SPLM you have no vision for South Sudan if you have failed to improve security in South Sudan, what about competing with NCP?
Brother in Christ,
Busta 2
Dinka Boy
Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
Sudan Opposition Parties are nothing to SPLM.
Even if they boycot the election, they are nothing to SPLM.
We fought the war without Southern Parties.
Every partie from North or South fought SPLM during the war.
Go we don,t betrayers.
Time1
Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
Arabs will always remain an Arab, let t hem play their game, south is only concerned for referendum. This elections has already been rigged by NCP.
Samson
Sudan opposition parties to decide on election boycott by end of November
I so intense with our Government of South Sudan. Why? they are always agree on certain issue which will put so many life in danger. The NCP gives only one month to register the whole country, while most part of the country a have lack road link in between. I do mean, “Mostly” Southern Sudan”.I do believed if other parts as well as Communist party, wouldn’t agree with NCP in those issue than they have right to do so. because there are a lot of problem within registration.