Haroun wins South Kordofan elections, says pro-government website
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May 14, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The incumbent governor of South Kordofan
state Ahmed Haroun will be declared winner in the gubernatorial
elections that took place earlier this month, a website linked to the
government said today.
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Polling staff and local observers seal ballot boxes on the last day of
voting in South Kordofan State May 4, 2011 (Reuters)
Haroun is the candidate of the National Congress Party (NCP) in
control of the North and was running against the Sudan People
Liberation Movement (SPLM) nominee Abdel-Aziz Al-Hilu.
The state is considered crucial for both parties given that it
contains oilfields and neighbors the restive region of Darfur as well
as the disputed oil-producing Abyei border region, another possible
flashpoint between both sides in the build-up to the South’s secession
that will become official next July.
The release of preliminary results was delayed several times amid
accusations by the SPLM that the NCP is seeking to rig the vote
results in favor of its candidate. The southern-based party decided on
Friday that it will withdraw from the elections process and will not
recognize its outcome including for the parliamentary race.
The National Elections Committee (NEC) is set to announce the results
on Sunday but that will still be open to appeal until early next
month.
But the Sudanese Media Center (SMC) website that is widely believed to
be run by the country’s intelligence bureau reported today that Haroun
won with a margin of 6,445 votes. The NCP candidate got 201,000 votes
while his contender got 194,000 votes according to the report which
quoted independent sources.
There are mounting fears that violence could erupt between NCP and
SPLM supporters in the wake of the results.
The NCP as well as federal and local authorities in South Kordofan
have warned that they will not allow any disturbances to take place
after announcing the results.
Haroun, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on
charges of war crimes he allegedly committed in Darfur, accused the
SPLM Secretary General in North Sudan Yasir Arman of inciting the row
in the state.
In remarks carried by Sudan state media, Haroun said that the SPLM
campaign in the state was run by the communist party and the SPLM
Northern sector.
(ST)
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