Referendum in southern Sudan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to observe the end of

 Workers are exhausted

  Referendum Commission officials told AFP: Long voting process, so that workers are exhausted. Some staff the last day of voting arrived difficult to fatigue, sleep in the polling stations directly. Transport facilities in southern Sudan since the United Nations helicopters to help staff polling stations in remote areas to transport ballot boxes to counting locations.

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United Nations, since early November last year, 18 million residents of the southern region from the north to return to vote during the more than 1.5 million returnees. The United Nations is expected to return to the southern region in August this year, the population will reach 500,000 to 60 million people.

Referendum Commission announced earlier in the day, some polling stations in Australia to extend polling hours due to flood-affected, a number of Sudanese living in the local failed to vote.

Counting process as long. Referendum scheduled for Feb. 15 announcement.

Observe the voting process in Sudan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said turnout could reach 90%, one hundred percent rate of a few polling stations.

Xihalile Referendum Committee, said after the vote 14 days, 83% of registered voters in the southern region and 53% of registered voters in the north went to the polls; overseas voting rate was 91%.

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Mr Wang said:

Another one in the local work revealed that the Chinese people, for fear of a referendum could trigger unrest, so some foreign companies require employees do not easily go out. However, the situation is calm, orderly voting, or we can work things out properly.

According to reports, the overall stability in southern Sudan, the locals are waiting for the referendum results announced in mid February.

According to regulations, at least Liucheng registered voters, the results to be valid. Referendum Committee that the end of the fourth day of voting, turnout has been achieved this provision.

Chinese said the situation was calm, we can normally go

The referendum is to implement the 2005 North and South Sudan to reach a National Congress Party, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said: Referendum in southern Sudan ended the afternoon local time, 15. Referendum organizers and international observers that the voting went smoothly, the voting rate.

Hong Lei, said the Chinese mission sent by the referendum has been successfully completed the work. China is ready to the international community and relevant parties to work together to continue to promote the Sudan achieve long-term peace, stability and development play a positive and constructive role.

YORK (Xinhua music) Mr. Wang the Chinese people in the southern Sudan capital of Juba work. Last night, Mr. Wang in the interview with this reporter, said the first day of the referendum, the Jan. 9 vote for a maximum. Many people line up at 3 am to go out. However, half of the period after the referendum, to vote gradually reduced as the average of the vote has voted.

Allegedly peaceful and orderly voting

(Reporter Xing Shiwei) yesterday, said Hong Lei, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, North and South in Sudan and the international community's common efforts, successfully held a referendum in southern Sudan, which is towards the full implementation of the The Chinese side welcomes this.

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Support the locals leave the company to vote

Referendum on the morning of 9, started a week. Local time, all the polling stations closed on time at 18:00 on the 15th.