Sudanese Network for Democratic Elections describes voter-registration process as "transparent"
The Sudanese Network for Democratic Elections
(SUNDE) said that the voters registration process was conducted in a peaceful
and transparent manner. Speaking at a press conference in Juba, the chairman
of the organization, Benjamin Lemi, said there were no reported cases of
bribery, intimidation or violence at over (90%) of the voters registration
centers in Southern Sudan. He said that organizations observers reported
strong cooperation with registration officials. However, SUNDE's chairman
said that the voter registration process could have been improved with
better planning and preparations by the NEC. 'Deadlines for the registration
process were released on October 4th, less than a month before the process
began, and this caused many electoral processes to be delayed or implemented
at last minute. This caused voter registration to be delayed in some counties'
he added.
SUNDE organization encouraged the National Elections Commission to continue cooperating with the government and the Ministry of Interior to deploy well-trained security personnel to ensure fair and peaceful elections.