In Brief: Disputes may affect Sudan's upcoming polls - analysts
NAIROBI, 4 May 2009 (IRIN) - Sudan is planning to hold general elections in 2010, but weaknesses that undermined previous elections could be seen again, according to an NGO involved in social research.
Past elections, according to the Rift Valley Institute , were characterised by vote-buying, intimidation and government interference in news media, and deliberate exclusion of candidates.
A dispute also looms between parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended conflict between the Khartoum government and Southern Sudan in 2005, over the results of last year's population census.
The elections were scheduled for 2009, in accordance with the provisions of the CPA. The new date will mean the polls take place a year before a referendum on the southern autonomy.
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NAIROBI, 4 May 2009 (IRIN) - Sudan is planning to hold general elections in 2010, but weaknesses that undermined previous elections could be seen again, according to an NGO involved in social research.
Past elections, according to the Rift Valley Institute , were characterised by vote-buying, intimidation and government interference in news media, and deliberate exclusion of candidates.
A dispute also looms between parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended conflict between the Khartoum government and Southern Sudan in 2005, over the results of last year's population census.
The elections were scheduled for 2009, in accordance with the provisions of the CPA. The new date will mean the polls take place a year before a referendum on the southern autonomy.
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