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 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 organizers and international observers that the voting went smoothly, the voting rate.

workers are exhausted

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

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.

约瑟夫哈林 Referendum Commission official told AFP: the workers 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.

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

allegedly peaceful and orderly voting

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

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 that after 14 votes, 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%.

the United Nations, since early November last year, 18 million residents in 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.

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support of the local people leave the company to vote

calm the situation, said Chinese , we can normally go

(Reporter Zhang Le) 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.

Wang said: The. 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.

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North and South sides and the international community's joint efforts of the successful holding of the referendum in southern Sudan, which is towards the full implementation of the

said Hong Lei, 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.