Wednesday, January 12, 2011

South Sudan Continues To Vote on Day 4

Referendum voting began on January 9, 2011 and will last one week [Al Jazeera]

South Sudan Vote Passes 60 Percent Participation -- Voice Of America

Southern Sudanese officials say they have received the 60 percent voter turnout needed to validate the region's landmark independence referendum.

Anne Itto, a senior official for the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement, made the announcement Wednesday as the fourth day of voting got underway.

Official turnout figures are the responsibility of the South Sudan Referendum Commission, which has not confirmed that the threshold has been reached.

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More News On South Sudan's Independence Referendum

Turnout in Southern Sudan vote passes 60 percent -- Yahoo News/AP
South Sudan vote turnout meets target for validity -- Yahoo News/AFP
Sudan turnout to pass 60 percent threshold: commission -- Yahoo News/Reuters
South Sudan's referendum vote reaches 60%, says SPLM -- BBC
South Sudan vote 'passes threshold' -- Al Jazeera
Southern Sudan referendum in Juba -- BBC
South Sudan to need more food aid after vote: UN -- Reuters
US: Sudan Could be Removed from Terror List This Year -- Voice of America
In pictures: Southern Sudan referendum -- BBC

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