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The Sudanese elections are free and transparent

By on April 20, 2010
The African Union Elections Observation Mission on Sunday described the General Elections in Sudan as free and fair, noting that a poll held in a developing African country should not be judged with developed Western countries criteria. In our own perspective, applying those standards to Sudan, a country that has not seen elections for 24 years, is not fair”. Ambassador Kunle Adeyemi, the African Union’s spokesman, said that “What happened in Sudan was a historical event. It is a great achievement for Sudanese people”.

A group of independent U.S. observers said that the multiparty elections that have just been held in Sudan are positive and contribute to improving the political situation in the country.  
The E.U emphasized on the importance of the first multiparty elections. They are a crucial step in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while noting significant gaps in relation to international standards, said Veronique de Keyser, head of the EU mission, in a press conference in Khartoum.  
“The elections were administered satisfactorily in 70% of cases. She said that the electoral process has suffered unprecedented complexity, explaining that there was no real concurrence in the north after the withdrawal of several parties, although the election has been frustrated in the south by bad organisation.

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