Sudan: Prof. Ghandour: the United Nations have no Right to Monitor the Elections
Khartoum, Jan. 5 (SUNA)- The Political
Secretary of the National Congress, Prof. Ibrahim Ghandour, said that the
United Nations have no right to observe the coming elections in Sudan in
next April, according to the Election Law which clearly determined the
countries and the circles which are authorized to participate in the monitoring
of the elections. In a press statement at the headquarters of the National
Congress Tuesday, Prof. Ghandour responded to the call of the Umma Party
for Reform and Modernization, Mubarak Al-Fadil, for an entire UN observation
of the elections in Sudan to guarantee its fairness. Prof. Ghandour pointed
out that the law has defined several circles that are entitled to monitor
the elections, adding that these circles do not include the United Nations
on ground that the UN is extending part of the funding and technical support
to the National Elections Commission. He explained that the election observers
are the witnesses of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), like the
United States, a number of European and African countries, regional organizations
and representatives of the candidates. Prof. has called on those who give
statements on the elections to read carefully the Election Act. Commenting
on the announcement of Mubarak Al-Fadil of the election of himself for
the coming presidential elections, Prof. Ghandour said that any political
party have the right to nominate any person and that the people will give
their decisive word. MO/MO