Southern Sudan's Independence Vote Credible, Met Standards, Observers Say -- Bloomberg
Southern Sudan’s referendum last week on whether to secede from Sudan was “credible and well organized,” the European Union observer mission said.
The week-long vote, which ended Jan. 15, was “a peaceful, credible voting process,” Veronique de Keyser, the mission’s chief observer, told reporters in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, where the group today published its preliminary findings. Turnout was “significantly in excess of the 60 percent required” to validate the vote, she said.
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More News On South Sudan's Vote For Independence
South Sudan vote on course for a resounding 'yes' to independence -- The Telegraph
In Sudan, Early Results Strongly Lean to Secession -- New York Times
Observers approve south Sudan independence vote -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Observers approve South Sudan vote -- AFP
Sudan vote 'peaceful and credible' -- Al Jazeera
Carter Center: S. Sudan vote peaceful and credible -- Yahoo News/AP
Sudan split 'virtually certain' -- News24
Sudanese vote for secession 'credible' -- The Australian/AFP
Huge vote for secession -- The Age
Hope, uncertainty as people flock back to Southern Sudan -- CNN
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For anybody who didn't read it, may I recommend an excellent article in January/February Foreign Affairs which discusses the dynamics of this situation. It offers an interesting perspective on the power of economic interdependence as a means of keeping the peace between the North and the South
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